Academic Comparison between Ursinus and Penn State York

Ursinus College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York 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 York is a four-year, public school located in York, 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 York is a public 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 (1,305) than Penn State York (1,130).
Ursinus has higher submitted ACT score (29) 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

Ursinus College	vs.	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York
Collegeville, Pennsylvania	Location	York, 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	76%
$42,899	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,575

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