Academic Comparison between Penn State Fayette and Ursinus

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly and Ursinus College 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 Ursinus is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Collegeville, 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 Ursinus is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Ursinus has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,061) than Penn State Fayette ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Ursinus than Penn State Fayette.
Ursinus has a higher submitted SAT score (1,170) than Penn State Fayette (1,170).
Ursinus has more students with 1,502 students while Penn State Fayette has 405 students.
Penn State Fayette has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Ursinus's ratio is 10 to 1.
Ursinus has more full-time faculties with 137 faculties while Penn State Fayette has 41 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly	vs.	Ursinus College
Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania	Location	Collegeville, 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$14,408 Out-Of-State$24,134	2025 Tuition & Fees	$61,061
87%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$11,246	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$42,899

95.47 %	Acceptance Rates	91.77 %
13.96 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.47 %
1,170	SAT Score	1,305
-	ACT Score	29
39 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
16 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
78 %	Retention Rate	87 %
405	Student Population	1,502
41	Number of Faculties	137
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services