Academic Comparison between Penn State Brandywine and DeSales

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine and DeSales University are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Penn State Brandywine is a four-year, public school located in Media, PA and DeSales is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Center Valley, PA.

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

Penn State Brandywine is a public and DeSales is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
DeSales has more expensive tuition & fees ($46,800) than Penn State Brandywine ($25,392).
It is harder to admit to DeSales than Penn State Brandywine.
Penn State Brandywine has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than DeSales (1,180).
DeSales has more students with 2,972 students while Penn State Brandywine has 1,236 students.
DeSales has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Penn State Brandywine's ratio is 15 to 1.
DeSales has more full-time faculties with 133 faculties while Penn State Brandywine has 69 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	vs.	DeSales University
Media, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, 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$15,208 Out-Of-State$25,392	2025 Tuition & Fees	$46,800
67%	% Receiving Financial Aid	89%
$9,802	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$26,573

98.11 %	Acceptance Rates	77.09 %
16.81 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.67 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,180
-	ACT Score	28
26 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
73 %	Retention Rate	83 %
1,236	Student Population	2,972
69	Number of Faculties	133
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services