Penn State World Campus vs Penn State Behrend

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 Behrend has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Penn State World Campus ($15,204).
It is harder to admit to Penn State World Campus than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State World Campus has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
Penn State Behrend has higher submitted ACT score (22) than Penn State World Campus (22).
Penn State World Campus has more students with 13,979 students while Penn State Behrend has 3,295 students.
Penn State Behrend has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Penn State World Campus's ratio is 16 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College.

Penn State World Campus	vs.	Penn State Behrend
University Park, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification
In-State$15,204 Out-Of-State$15,204	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
59%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$6,801	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

80.05 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
47.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.99 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,210
22	ACT Score	26
36 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
75 %	Retention Rate	82 %
13,979	Student Population	3,295
2	Number of Faculties	286
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	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

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