Penn State World Campus vs Gwynedd Mercy University

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Penn State World Campus is a public and Gwynedd Mercy University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Gwynedd Mercy University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,995) than Penn State World Campus ($15,204).
It is harder to admit to Penn State World Campus than Gwynedd Mercy University.
Penn State World Campus has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Gwynedd Mercy University (1,110).
Penn State World Campus has more students with 13,979 students while Gwynedd Mercy University has 2,091 students.
Gwynedd Mercy University has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State World Campus's ratio is 16 to 1.
Gwynedd Mercy University has more full-time faculties with 91 faculties while Penn State World Campus has 2 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-World Campus and Gwynedd Mercy University.

Penn State World Campus	vs.	Gwynedd Mercy University
University Park, Pennsylvania	Location	Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$15,204 Out-Of-State$15,204	2024 Tuition & Fees	$38,995
59%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$6,801	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,398

80.27 %	Acceptance Rates	93.61 %
47.32 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.69 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,110
22	ACT Score	-
36 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
75 %	Retention Rate	76 %
13,979	Student Population	2,091
2	Number of Faculties	91
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	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

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