Penn State Wilkes-Barre vs Widener University

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Penn State Wilkes-Barre is a public and Widener University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Widener University has more expensive tuition & fees ($53,638) than Penn State Wilkes-Barre ($23,750).
It is harder to admit to Widener University than Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
Widener University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,145) than Penn State Wilkes-Barre (1,145).
Widener University has more students with 5,416 students while Penn State Wilkes-Barre has 368 students.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Widener University's ratio is 11 to 1.
Widener University has more full-time faculties with 263 faculties while Penn State Wilkes-Barre has 33 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre and Widener University.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre	vs.	Widener University
Dallas, Pennsylvania	Location	Chester, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$14,258 Out-Of-State$23,750	2024 Tuition & Fees	$53,638
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$10,982	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,379

95.00 %	Acceptance Rates	84.00 %
14.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.00 %
1,145	SAT Score	1,170
-	ACT Score	-
20 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
41 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
86 %	Retention Rate	75 %
368	Student Population	5,416
33	Number of Faculties	263
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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