Penn State Wilkes-Barre vs Wilkes University

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Penn State Wilkes-Barre is a public and Wilkes University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Wilkes University has more expensive tuition & fees ($42,286) than Penn State Wilkes-Barre ($23,750).
It is harder to admit to Wilkes University than Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has a higher submitted SAT score (1,145) than Wilkes University (1,135).
Wilkes University has more students with 5,207 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 Wilkes University's ratio is 13 to 1.
Wilkes University has more full-time faculties with 176 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 Wilkes University.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre	vs.	Wilkes University
Dallas, Pennsylvania	Location	Wilkes-Barre, 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	$42,286
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$10,982	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,197

95.00 %	Acceptance Rates	91.00 %
14.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	8.99 %
1,145	SAT Score	1,135
-	ACT Score	22
20 %	Graduation Rate	59 %
41 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
86 %	Retention Rate	71 %
368	Student Population	5,207
33	Number of Faculties	176
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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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