VFCC vs Penn State Behrend

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VFCC is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Behrend is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Penn State Behrend has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than VFCC ($24,510).
It is harder to admit to VFCC than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while VFCC has 583 students.
VFCC 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 VFCC has 22 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Valley Forge and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College.

VFCC	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Phoenixville, 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
$24,510	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
86%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$15,041	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

77.92 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
29.94 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.99 %
-	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	26
42 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
30 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
71 %	Retention Rate	82 %
583	Student Population	3,295
22	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, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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