Academic Comparison between Penn State Berks and Chatham

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks and Chatham University are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Penn State Berks is a four-year, public school located in Reading, PA and Chatham is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Pittsburgh, PA.

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

Penn State Berks is a public and Chatham is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Chatham has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,001) than Penn State Berks ($26,958).
It is harder to admit to Chatham than Penn State Berks.
Both Penn State Berks and Chatham have the same submitted SAT scores (1,180).
Chatham has higher submitted ACT score (20) than Penn State Berks (20).
Chatham has more students with 2,309 students while Penn State Berks has 1,884 students.
Chatham has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Chatham has more full-time faculties with 135 faculties while Penn State Berks has 125 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks	vs.	Chatham University
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$15,972 Out-Of-State$26,958	2025 Tuition & Fees	$45,001
68%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$9,856	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,622

98.67 %	Acceptance Rates	61.96 %
9.43 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.74 %
1,180	SAT Score	1,180
20	ACT Score	26
32 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	28 %
77 %	Retention Rate	78 %
1,884	Student Population	2,309
125	Number of Faculties	135
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), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services