Thiel College vs Penn State Harrisburg

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Thiel College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Harrisburg is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Thiel College has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,864) than Penn State Harrisburg ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Thiel College than Penn State Harrisburg.
Penn State Harrisburg has more students with 4,572 students while Thiel College has 907 students.
Thiel College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Harrisburg's ratio is 14 to 1.
Penn State Harrisburg has more full-time faculties with 240 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 Harrisburg.

Thiel College	vs.	Penn State Harrisburg
Greenville, Pennsylvania	Location	Middletown, 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
$36,864	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
95%	% Receiving Financial Aid	70%
$27,124	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,114

71.01 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
13.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	28
43 %	Graduation Rate	24 %
33 %	Transfer-out Rate	45 %
71 %	Retention Rate	80 %
907	Student Population	4,572
58	Number of Faculties	240
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 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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