Pitt vs Penn State Greater Allegheny

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

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Pitt has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,890) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Pitt than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Pitt has a higher submitted SAT score (1,360) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Pitt has more students with 33,767 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 Pitt's ratio is 13 to 1.
Pitt has more full-time faculties with 4,261 faculties while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 36 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny.

Pitt	vs.	Penn State Greater Allegheny
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Location	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification
In-State$21,524 Out-Of-State$39,890	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
66%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$11,497	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,376

50.00 %	Acceptance Rates	95.01 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.01 %
1,360	SAT Score	1,125
31	ACT Score	-
83 %	Graduation Rate	21 %
11 %	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
93 %	Retention Rate	66 %
33,767	Student Population	363
4,261	Number of Faculties	36
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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