Academic Comparison between Penn State Brandywine and Drexel

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine and Drexel 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 Drexel is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Philadelphia, 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 Drexel is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Drexel has more expensive tuition & fees ($62,412) than Penn State Brandywine ($25,392).
It is harder to admit to Drexel than Penn State Brandywine.
Drexel has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Penn State Brandywine (1,200).
Drexel has more students with 21,153 students while Penn State Brandywine has 1,236 students.
Drexel has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Brandywine's ratio is 15 to 1.
Drexel has more full-time faculties with 1,199 faculties while Penn State Brandywine has 69 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	vs.	Drexel University
Media, Pennsylvania	Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$15,208 Out-Of-State$25,392	2025 Tuition & Fees	$62,412
67%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$9,802	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,045

98.11 %	Acceptance Rates	79.44 %
16.81 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	8.09 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,340
-	ACT Score	30
26 %	Graduation Rate	78 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
73 %	Retention Rate	90 %
1,236	Student Population	21,153
69	Number of Faculties	1,199
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 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