Ursinus College vs Penn State Behrend

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

Ursinus College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Behrend is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Ursinus College has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,196) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Ursinus College than Penn State Behrend.
Ursinus College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,280) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
Ursinus College has higher submitted ACT score (31) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Ursinus College has 1,527 students.
Ursinus College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Ursinus College has 127 full-time faculties.

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

Ursinus College	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Collegeville, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification
$59,196	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$39,064	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

86.99 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
12.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.99 %
1,280	SAT Score	1,210
31	ACT Score	26
73 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
82 %	Retention Rate	82 %
1,527	Student Population	3,295
127	Number of Faculties	286
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
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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