W&J 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.

W&J is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Behrend is a public school and both are four-years schools.
W&J has more expensive tuition & fees ($28,185) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to W&J than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while W&J has 1,151 students.
W&J 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 W&J has 112 full-time faculties.

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

W&J	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Washington, 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 - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification
$28,185	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$36,450	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

81.54 %	Acceptance Rates	95.71 %
11.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.74 %
-	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	26
74 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
83 %	Retention Rate	82 %
1,151	Student Population	3,295
112	Number of Faculties	286
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
ROTC, 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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