Penn State Scranton vs WCU

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

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Scranton has more expensive tuition & fees ($25,118) than WCU ($22,511).
It is harder to admit to WCU than Penn State Scranton.
Penn State Scranton has a higher submitted SAT score (1,190) than WCU (1,180).
WCU has more students with 17,275 students while Penn State Scranton has 875 students.
Penn State Scranton has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while WCU's ratio is 20 to 1.
WCU has more full-time faculties with 675 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Penn State Scranton	vs.	WCU
Dunmore, Pennsylvania	Location	West Chester, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,686 Out-Of-State$22,511
81%	% Receiving Financial Aid	53%
$10,299	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,802

95.00 %	Acceptance Rates	79.00 %
11.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.00 %
1,190	SAT Score	1,180
-	ACT Score	26
34 %	Graduation Rate	71 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
78 %	Retention Rate	82 %
875	Student Population	17,275
56	Number of Faculties	675
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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