Academic Comparison between Penn State York and Ursinus

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York and Ursinus College are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Penn State York is a four-year, public school located in York, 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 York 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 York ($25,392).
It is harder to admit to Ursinus than Penn State York.
Ursinus has a higher submitted SAT score (1,130) than Penn State York (1,130).
Ursinus has higher submitted ACT score (25) than Penn State York (25).
Ursinus has more students with 1,502 students while Penn State York has 677 students.
Ursinus has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State York's ratio is 14 to 1.
Ursinus has more full-time faculties with 137 faculties while Penn State York has 43 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York	vs.	Ursinus College
York, 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$15,208 Out-Of-State$25,392	2025 Tuition & Fees	$61,061
76%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$8,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$42,899

97.41 %	Acceptance Rates	91.77 %
10.73 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.47 %
1,130	SAT Score	1,305
25	ACT Score	29
16 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
49 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
77 %	Retention Rate	87 %
677	Student Population	1,502
43	Number of Faculties	137
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	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