Thiel College vs Penn State Behrend

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Thiel College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Behrend is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Thiel College has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,864) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Thiel College than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Thiel College has 907 students.
Thiel College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 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 Erie-Behrend College.

Thiel College	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Greenville, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master'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	74%
$27,124	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

71.01 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
13.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.99 %
-	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	26
43 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
33 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
71 %	Retention Rate	82 %
907	Student Population	3,295
58	Number of Faculties	286
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, 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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