Academic Comparison between Penn State Fayette and DeSales

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly and DeSales University are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Penn State Fayette is a four-year, public school located in Lemont Furnace, PA and DeSales is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Center Valley, PA.

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Penn State Fayette is a public and DeSales is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
DeSales has more expensive tuition & fees ($46,800) than Penn State Fayette ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to DeSales than Penn State Fayette.
DeSales has a higher submitted SAT score (1,170) than Penn State Fayette (1,170).
DeSales has more students with 2,972 students while Penn State Fayette has 405 students.
Penn State Fayette has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while DeSales's ratio is 12 to 1.
DeSales has more full-time faculties with 133 faculties while Penn State Fayette has 41 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly	vs.	DeSales University
Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$14,408 Out-Of-State$24,134	2025 Tuition & Fees	$46,800
87%	% Receiving Financial Aid	89%
$11,246	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$26,573

95.47 %	Acceptance Rates	77.09 %
13.96 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.67 %
1,170	SAT Score	1,180
-	ACT Score	28
39 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
16 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
78 %	Retention Rate	83 %
405	Student Population	2,972
41	Number of Faculties	133
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	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