WCU 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.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Greater Allegheny has more expensive tuition & fees ($23,872) than WCU ($22,511).
It is harder to admit to WCU than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
WCU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,180) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
WCU has more students with 17,275 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 WCU's ratio is 20 to 1.
WCU has more full-time faculties with 675 faculties while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 36 full-time faculties.

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

WCU	vs.	Penn State Greater Allegheny
West Chester, Pennsylvania	Location	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification
In-State$10,686 Out-Of-State$22,511	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
53%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$5,802	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,376

79.00 %	Acceptance Rates	95.01 %
24.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.01 %
1,180	SAT Score	1,125
26	ACT Score	-
71 %	Graduation Rate	21 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
82 %	Retention Rate	66 %
17,275	Student Population	363
675	Number of Faculties	36
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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