Academic Comparison between Penn State Brandywine and Thomas Jefferson

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine and Thomas Jefferson 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 Thomas Jefferson 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 Thomas Jefferson is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Thomas Jefferson has more expensive tuition & fees ($47,355) than Penn State Brandywine ($25,392).
It is harder to admit to Thomas Jefferson than Penn State Brandywine.
Thomas Jefferson has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Penn State Brandywine (1,200).
Thomas Jefferson has more students with 8,238 students while Penn State Brandywine has 1,236 students.
Thomas Jefferson has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Penn State Brandywine's ratio is 15 to 1.
Thomas Jefferson has more full-time faculties with 330 faculties while Penn State Brandywine has 69 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	vs.	Thomas Jefferson 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 (high research activity)
In-State$15,208 Out-Of-State$25,392	2025 Tuition & Fees	$47,355
67%	% Receiving Financial Aid	90%
$9,802	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,176

98.11 %	Acceptance Rates	80.97 %
16.81 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.15 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,240
-	ACT Score	27
26 %	Graduation Rate	69 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	23 %
73 %	Retention Rate	82 %
1,236	Student Population	8,238
69	Number of Faculties	330
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), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare