SU 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.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Behrend has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than SU ($15,648).
It is harder to admit to SU than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,090) than SU (1,090).
SU has more students with 5,162 students while Penn State Behrend has 3,295 students.
Penn State Behrend has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while SU's ratio is 17 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while SU has 279 full-time faculties.

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

SU	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master'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	74%
$7,673	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

86.00 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
20.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.99 %
1,090	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	26
50 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
31 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
69 %	Retention Rate	82 %
5,162	Student Population	3,295
279	Number of Faculties	286
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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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