Point Park University vs Penn State Greater Allegheny

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Point Park University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Point Park University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,160) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Greater Allegheny than Point Park University.
Point Park University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Point Park University has more students with 3,288 students while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 363 students.
Penn State Greater Allegheny has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Point Park University's ratio is 11 to 1.
Point Park University has more full-time faculties with 144 faculties while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 36 full-time faculties.

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

Point Park University	vs.	Penn State Greater Allegheny
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Location	McKeesport, 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$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$21,212	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,376

98.00 %	Acceptance Rates	95.01 %
10.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.01 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,125
23	ACT Score	-
58 %	Graduation Rate	21 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
73 %	Retention Rate	66 %
3,288	Student Population	363
144	Number of Faculties	36
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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