Academic Comparison between Penn State World Campus and Susquehanna

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus and Susquehanna University are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Penn State World Campus is a four-year, public school located in University Park, PA and Susquehanna is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Selinsgrove, PA.

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

Penn State World Campus is a public and Susquehanna is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Susquehanna has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,850) than Penn State World Campus ($15,356).
It is harder to admit to Susquehanna than Penn State World Campus.
Both Penn State World Campus and Susquehanna have the same submitted SAT scores (1,230).
Penn State World Campus has higher submitted ACT score (29) than Susquehanna (26).
Penn State World Campus has more students with 13,774 students while Susquehanna has 2,255 students.
Susquehanna has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Penn State World Campus's ratio is 16 to 1.
Susquehanna has more full-time faculties with 141 faculties while Penn State World Campus has 2 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	vs.	Susquehanna University
University Park, Pennsylvania	Location	Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,356 Out-Of-State$15,356	2025 Tuition & Fees	$59,850
59%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$6,958	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$45,966

91.15 %	Acceptance Rates	81.43 %
30.86 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.59 %
1,230	SAT Score	1,230
29	ACT Score	26
34 %	Graduation Rate	82 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
66 %	Retention Rate	86 %
13,774	Student Population	2,255
2	Number of Faculties	141
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare