Thiel College vs Penn State Altoona

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 Altoona is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Thiel College has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,864) than Penn State Altoona ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Thiel College than Penn State Altoona.
Penn State Altoona has more students with 2,577 students while Thiel College has 907 students.
Thiel College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Altoona's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Altoona has more full-time faculties with 202 faculties while Thiel College has 58 full-time faculties.

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

Thiel College	vs.	Penn State Altoona
Greenville, Pennsylvania	Location	Altoona, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification
$36,864	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
95%	% Receiving Financial Aid	71%
$27,124	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,140

71.01 %	Acceptance Rates	97.00 %
13.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.99 %
-	SAT Score	1,160
-	ACT Score	24
43 %	Graduation Rate	16 %
33 %	Transfer-out Rate	47 %
71 %	Retention Rate	77 %
907	Student Population	2,577
58	Number of Faculties	202
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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