Thomas Jefferson University vs Penn State Greater Allegheny

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Thomas Jefferson University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Thomas Jefferson University has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,533) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Thomas Jefferson University than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Thomas Jefferson University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,250) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Thomas Jefferson University has more students with 8,286 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 Thomas Jefferson University's ratio is 13 to 1.
Thomas Jefferson University has more full-time faculties with 326 faculties while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 36 full-time faculties.

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

Thomas Jefferson University	vs.	Penn State Greater Allegheny
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Location	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification
$45,533	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$25,483	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,376

86.00 %	Acceptance Rates	95.01 %
15.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.01 %
1,250	SAT Score	1,125
30	ACT Score	-
67 %	Graduation Rate	21 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
82 %	Retention Rate	66 %
8,286	Student Population	363
326	Number of Faculties	36
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	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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