Academic Comparison between Penn State Brandywine and Moore College

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine and Moore College of Art and Design are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Penn State Brandywine is a four-year, public school located in Media, PA and Moore College 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 Moore College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Moore College has more expensive tuition & fees ($52,674) than Penn State Brandywine ($25,392).
It is harder to admit to Moore College than Penn State Brandywine.
Moore College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Penn State Brandywine (1,200).
Penn State Brandywine has more students with 1,236 students while Moore College has 549 students.
Moore College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Brandywine's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State Brandywine has more full-time faculties with 69 faculties while Moore College has 22 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	vs.	Moore College of Art and Design
Media, Pennsylvania	Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$15,208 Out-Of-State$25,392	2025 Tuition & Fees	$52,674
67%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$9,802	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,876

98.11 %	Acceptance Rates	56.46 %
16.81 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.55 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,260
-	ACT Score	30
26 %	Graduation Rate	57 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
73 %	Retention Rate	81 %
1,236	Student Population	549
69	Number of Faculties	22
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), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Placement services