Point Park University vs Penn State Berks

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Point Park University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Berks is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Point Park University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,160) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Berks than Point Park University.
Penn State Berks has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than Point Park University (1,140).
Penn State Berks has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Point Park University (23).
Point Park University has more students with 3,288 students while Penn State Berks has 2,077 students.
Point Park University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Point Park University has more full-time faculties with 144 faculties while Penn State Berks has 140 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Point Park University and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks.

Point Park University	vs.	Penn State Berks
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Location	Reading, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification
$38,160	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$21,212	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,229

97.88 %	Acceptance Rates	97.13 %
10.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.41 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,210
23	ACT Score	27
58 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
73 %	Retention Rate	76 %
3,288	Student Population	2,077
144	Number of Faculties	140
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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