Wilson College 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.

Wilson College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Behrend is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Wilson College has more expensive tuition & fees ($27,000) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Wilson College than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,020) than Wilson College (1,020).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Wilson College has 1,360 students.
Penn State Behrend has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Wilson College's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Wilson College has 50 full-time faculties.

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

Wilson College	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification
$27,000	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$14,710	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

89.98 %	Acceptance Rates	95.71 %
20.19 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.74 %
1,020	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	26
50 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
29 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
69 %	Retention Rate	82 %
1,360	Student Population	3,295
50	Number of Faculties	286
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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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