Point Park University vs Penn State Brandywine

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Point Park University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Brandywine is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Point Park University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,160) than Penn State Brandywine ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Brandywine than Point Park University.
Penn State Brandywine has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than Point Park University (1,140).
Penn State Brandywine has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Point Park University (23).
Point Park University has more students with 3,288 students while Penn State Brandywine has 1,196 students.
Point Park University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Brandywine's ratio is 13 to 1.
Point Park University has more full-time faculties with 144 faculties while Penn State Brandywine has 69 full-time faculties.

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

Point Park University	vs.	Penn State Brandywine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Location	Media, 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$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$21,212	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,937

97.88 %	Acceptance Rates	95.33 %
10.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.84 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,210
23	ACT Score	25
58 %	Graduation Rate	25 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	29 %
73 %	Retention Rate	74 %
3,288	Student Population	1,196
144	Number of Faculties	69
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
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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