Point Park University 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.

Point Park University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Behrend is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Point Park University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,160) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Behrend than Point Park University.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than Point Park University (1,140).
Penn State Behrend has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Point Park University (23).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Point Park University has 3,288 students.
Point Park University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Point Park University has 144 full-time faculties.

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

Point Park University	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master'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	74%
$21,212	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

97.88 %	Acceptance Rates	95.71 %
10.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.74 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,210
23	ACT Score	26
58 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
73 %	Retention Rate	82 %
3,288	Student Population	3,295
144	Number of Faculties	286
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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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