SU vs Penn State Greater Allegheny

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 Greater Allegheny has more expensive tuition & fees ($23,872) than SU ($15,648).
It is harder to admit to SU than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Penn State Greater Allegheny has a higher submitted SAT score (1,090) than SU (1,090).
SU has more students with 5,162 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 SU's ratio is 17 to 1.
SU has more full-time faculties with 279 faculties while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 36 full-time faculties.

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

SU	vs.	Penn State Greater Allegheny
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania	Location	McKeesport, 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$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
76%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$7,673	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,376

86.00 %	Acceptance Rates	95.01 %
20.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.01 %
1,090	SAT Score	1,125
-	ACT Score	-
50 %	Graduation Rate	21 %
31 %	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
69 %	Retention Rate	66 %
5,162	Student Population	363
279	Number of Faculties	36
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
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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