VFCC vs Penn State Berks

Compare two rival schools - University of Valley Forge and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks with tuition and admission information where VFCC is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Phoenixville, PA and Penn State Berks is a four-years, public located in Reading, PA.
The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.
  • VFCC is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Berks is a public school and both are four-years schools.
  • Penn State Berks has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than VFCC ($24,510).
  • It is harder to admit to VFCC than Penn State Berks.
  • Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while VFCC has 583 students.
  • VFCC has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
  • Penn State Berks has more full-time faculties with 140 faculties while VFCC has 22 full-time faculties.
The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Valley Forge and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks.
VFCCvs.Penn State Berks
Phoenixville, PennsylvaniaLocationReading, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)School Typefour-years, Public
Master's degreeHighest Degree OfferedBachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse FieldsCarnegie Classification
$24,5102024 Tuition & Fees
In-State$15,944
Out-Of-State$26,668
86%% Receiving Financial Aid72%
$15,041Average Amount of Financial Aid$9,229
78.16 %Acceptance Rates97.13 %
30.16 %Yield (Enrollment Rates)10.41 %
-SAT Score1,210
-ACT Score27
42 %Graduation Rate33 %
30 %Transfer-out Rate25 %
71 %Retention Rate76 %
583Student Population2,077
22Number of Faculties140
11 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher CertificationSpecial Learning OpportunitiesDistance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement servicesOn Campus Student ServicesAcademic/career counseling service, Employment services