Academic Comparison between Penn State Brandywine and Juniata

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine and Juniata College are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Penn State Brandywine is a four-year, public school located in Media, PA and Juniata is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Huntingdon, 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 Juniata is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Juniata has more expensive tuition & fees ($58,580) than Penn State Brandywine ($25,392).
It is harder to admit to Juniata than Penn State Brandywine.
Juniata has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Penn State Brandywine (1,200).
Juniata has more students with 1,321 students while Penn State Brandywine has 1,236 students.
Juniata has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Brandywine's ratio is 15 to 1.
Juniata has more full-time faculties with 97 faculties while Penn State Brandywine has 69 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	vs.	Juniata College
Media, Pennsylvania	Location	Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,208 Out-Of-State$25,392	2025 Tuition & Fees	$58,580
67%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$9,802	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$41,757

98.11 %	Acceptance Rates	78.91 %
16.81 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.74 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,220
-	ACT Score	27
26 %	Graduation Rate	74 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
73 %	Retention Rate	83 %
1,236	Student Population	1,321
69	Number of Faculties	97
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	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, Placement services