SU vs Penn State Berks

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 Berks has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than SU ($15,648).
It is harder to admit to SU than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has a higher submitted SAT score (1,090) than SU (1,090).
SU has more students with 5,162 students while Penn State Berks has 2,077 students.
Penn State Berks has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while SU's ratio is 17 to 1.
SU has more full-time faculties with 279 faculties while Penn State Berks has 140 full-time faculties.

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

SU	vs.	Penn State Berks
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania	Location	Reading, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification
In-State$13,394 Out-Of-State$15,648	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
76%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$7,673	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,229

86.00 %	Acceptance Rates	97.01 %
20.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.00 %
1,090	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	27
50 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
31 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
69 %	Retention Rate	76 %
5,162	Student Population	2,077
279	Number of Faculties	140
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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