Penn State Scranton vs Cedar Crest College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Penn State Scranton is a public and Cedar Crest College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Cedar Crest College has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,934) than Penn State Scranton ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Scranton than Cedar Crest College.
Penn State Scranton has a higher submitted SAT score (1,190) than Cedar Crest College (1,070).
Cedar Crest College has more students with 1,324 students while Penn State Scranton has 875 students.
Cedar Crest College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Scranton's ratio is 12 to 1.
Cedar Crest College has more full-time faculties with 75 faculties while Penn State Scranton has 56 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton and Cedar Crest College.

Penn State Scranton	vs.	Cedar Crest College
Dunmore, Pennsylvania	Location	Allentown, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	$44,934
81%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$10,299	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,895

94.87 %	Acceptance Rates	99.13 %
11.15 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.57 %
1,190	SAT Score	1,070
-	ACT Score	-
34 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
78 %	Retention Rate	73 %
875	Student Population	1,324
56	Number of Faculties	75
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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