Wilkes University vs Penn State Wilkes-Barre

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Wilkes University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Wilkes-Barre is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Wilkes University has more expensive tuition & fees ($42,286) than Penn State Wilkes-Barre ($23,750).
It is harder to admit to Wilkes University than Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has a higher submitted SAT score (1,135) than Wilkes University (1,135).
Wilkes University has more students with 5,207 students while Penn State Wilkes-Barre has 368 students.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Wilkes University's ratio is 13 to 1.
Wilkes University has more full-time faculties with 176 faculties while Penn State Wilkes-Barre has 33 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Wilkes University and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre.

Wilkes University	vs.	Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	Location	Dallas, 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
$42,286	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,258 Out-Of-State$23,750
88%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$25,197	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,982

91.46 %	Acceptance Rates	94.53 %
8.75 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.88 %
1,135	SAT Score	1,145
22	ACT Score	-
59 %	Graduation Rate	20 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	41 %
71 %	Retention Rate	86 %
5,207	Student Population	368
176	Number of Faculties	33
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 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
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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