Academic Comparison between Penn State Berks and Ursinus

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks and Ursinus College are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Penn State Berks is a four-year, public school located in Reading, PA and Ursinus is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Collegeville, 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 Ursinus is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Ursinus has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,061) than Penn State Berks ($26,958).
It is harder to admit to Ursinus than Penn State Berks.
Ursinus has a higher submitted SAT score (1,180) than Penn State Berks (1,180).
Ursinus has higher submitted ACT score (20) than Penn State Berks (20).
Penn State Berks has more students with 1,884 students while Ursinus has 1,502 students.
Ursinus has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Ursinus has more full-time faculties with 137 faculties while Penn State Berks has 125 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks	vs.	Ursinus College
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,972 Out-Of-State$26,958	2025 Tuition & Fees	$61,061
68%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$9,856	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$42,899

98.67 %	Acceptance Rates	91.77 %
9.43 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.47 %
1,180	SAT Score	1,305
20	ACT Score	29
32 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
77 %	Retention Rate	87 %
1,884	Student Population	1,502
125	Number of Faculties	137
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	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services