Villanova University 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.

Villanova University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Villanova University has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,701) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Villanova University than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Villanova University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,460) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
Villanova University has more students with 10,383 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 Villanova University's ratio is 10 to 1.
Villanova University has more full-time faculties with 720 faculties while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 36 full-time faculties.

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

Villanova University	vs.	Penn State Greater Allegheny
Villanova, 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
$64,701	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$38,902	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,376

25.00 %	Acceptance Rates	95.01 %
30.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.01 %
1,460	SAT Score	1,125
33	ACT Score	-
90 %	Graduation Rate	21 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
96 %	Retention Rate	66 %
10,383	Student Population	363
720	Number of Faculties	36
10 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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