Academic Comparison between Ursinus and Penn State Fayette

Ursinus College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly 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 Fayette is a four-year, public school located in Lemont Furnace, 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 Fayette is a public 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 (1,305) 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

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

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