Academic Comparison between Penn State World Campus and Wilkes

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus and Wilkes 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 Wilkes is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Wilkes-Barre, 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 Wilkes is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Wilkes has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,496) than Penn State World Campus ($15,356).
It is harder to admit to Wilkes than Penn State World Campus.
Penn State World Campus has a higher submitted SAT score (1,230) than Wilkes (1,120).
Penn State World Campus has higher submitted ACT score (29) than Wilkes (27).
Penn State World Campus has more students with 13,774 students while Wilkes has 5,381 students.
Wilkes has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Penn State World Campus's ratio is 16 to 1.
Wilkes has more full-time faculties with 162 faculties while Penn State World Campus has 2 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	vs.	Wilkes University
University Park, Pennsylvania	Location	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$15,356 Out-Of-State$15,356	2025 Tuition & Fees	$43,496
59%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$6,958	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,309

91.15 %	Acceptance Rates	90.64 %
30.86 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.32 %
1,230	SAT Score	1,120
29	ACT Score	27
34 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
66 %	Retention Rate	72 %
13,774	Student Population	5,381
2	Number of Faculties	162
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, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services