Widener University vs Penn State Berks

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

Widener University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Berks is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Widener University has more expensive tuition & fees ($53,638) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Widener University than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has a higher submitted SAT score (1,170) than Widener University (1,170).
Widener University has more students with 5,416 students while Penn State Berks has 2,077 students.
Widener University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Widener University has more full-time faculties with 263 faculties while Penn State Berks has 140 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Widener University and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks.

Widener University	vs.	Penn State Berks
Chester, Pennsylvania	Location	Reading, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification
$53,638	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$27,379	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,229

84.02 %	Acceptance Rates	97.13 %
14.85 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.41 %
1,170	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	27
67 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
75 %	Retention Rate	76 %
5,416	Student Population	2,077
263	Number of Faculties	140
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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