Thiel College vs Penn State

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Thiel College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Penn State has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,188) than Thiel College ($36,864).
It is harder to admit to Penn State than Thiel College.
Penn State has more students with 50,028 students while Thiel College has 907 students.
Thiel College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State has more full-time faculties with 2,994 faculties while Thiel College has 58 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Thiel College and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Thiel College	vs.	Penn State
Greenville, Pennsylvania	Location	University Park, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$36,864	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188
95%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$27,124	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,574

71.01 %	Acceptance Rates	54.00 %
13.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,310
-	ACT Score	29
43 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
33 %	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
71 %	Retention Rate	91 %
907	Student Population	50,028
58	Number of Faculties	2,994
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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