Academic Comparison between Penn State Brandywine and Lafayette

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine and Lafayette 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 Lafayette is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Easton, 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 Lafayette is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Lafayette has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,648) than Penn State Brandywine ($25,392).
It is harder to admit to Lafayette than Penn State Brandywine.
Lafayette has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Penn State Brandywine (1,200).
Lafayette has more students with 2,775 students while Penn State Brandywine has 1,236 students.
Lafayette has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Brandywine's ratio is 15 to 1.
Lafayette has more full-time faculties with 261 faculties while Penn State Brandywine has 69 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	vs.	Lafayette College
Media, Pennsylvania	Location	Easton, 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$15,208 Out-Of-State$25,392	2025 Tuition & Fees	$64,648
67%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$9,802	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$45,956

98.11 %	Acceptance Rates	31.45 %
16.81 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.77 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,430
-	ACT Score	31
26 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
73 %	Retention Rate	90 %
1,236	Student Population	2,775
69	Number of Faculties	261
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services