Academic Comparison between Ursinus and Penn State Brandywine

Ursinus College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Ursinus is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Collegeville, PA and Penn State Brandywine is a four-year, public school located in Media, PA.

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

Ursinus is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Brandywine is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Ursinus has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,061) than Penn State Brandywine ($25,392).
It is harder to admit to Ursinus than Penn State Brandywine.
Ursinus has a higher submitted SAT score (1,305) than Penn State Brandywine (1,200).
Ursinus has more students with 1,502 students while Penn State Brandywine has 1,236 students.
Ursinus has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Brandywine's ratio is 15 to 1.
Ursinus has more full-time faculties with 137 faculties while Penn State Brandywine has 69 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Ursinus College	vs.	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine
Collegeville, Pennsylvania	Location	Media, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification
$61,061	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,208 Out-Of-State$25,392
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	67%
$42,899	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,802

91.77 %	Acceptance Rates	98.11 %
12.47 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.81 %
1,305	SAT Score	1,200
29	ACT Score	-
73 %	Graduation Rate	26 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	28 %
87 %	Retention Rate	73 %
1,502	Student Population	1,236
137	Number of Faculties	69
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services