Penn State Schuylkill vs. Thiel College

Penn State Schuylkill vs. Thiel College comparison

	Penn State Schuylkill	Thiel College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Penn State Schuylkill	Thiel College
Location	Schuylkill Haven, PA	Greenville, PA
Setting	Distant Town	Distant Town
Enrollment	623	907
Type	Public 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	Evangelical Lutheran Church	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	psu.edu	thiel.edu
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Costs	Penn State Schuylkill	Thiel College
Tuition (In State)	$14,624	$33,620
Tuition (Out of State)	$24,318	$33,620
Room & Board	$7,644	$14,230
Avg Net Price	$17,252	$22,732
Avg Grant Aid	$12,665	$27,563
% Receiving Grant Aid	93%	100%

Admission	Penn State Schuylkill	Thiel College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	928	1,878
Admitted	796	1,546
Acceptance Rate	85.8%	82.3%
Enrolled %	22.2%	14.8%
Avg High School GPA	3.2	3.1
Typical High School Grades	B	B
Admissions Standards	Easy	Very Easy
Applicant Competition
ACT Range		17/24
SAT Range	990/1180	965/1165
Submit Test Scores	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
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Academics	Penn State Schuylkill	Thiel College
Student to Faculty Ratio	12:1	11:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (27%) Psychology (23%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (22%) Business (18%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (5%)	Business (33%) Biology (12%) Psychology (9%) Social Sciences (9%) Education (8%)
Outcomes	Penn State Schuylkill	Thiel College
Graduation Rate	47%	39%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$55,300	$39,800
Making Student Loan Payments	69%	62%
Median Student Loan Debt	$26,818	$27,876
Median Loan Payment	$277	$288

Diversity	Penn State Schuylkill	Thiel College
% Men	37%	48%
% Women	63%	52%
Racial Diversity	Medium	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	69%	79%
% Black	18%	10%
% Hispanic	7%	2%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	1%	3%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	2%	4%

Students	Penn State Schuylkill	Thiel College
% In-State	86%	66%
% Out-of-State	12%	33%
Campus	Penn State Schuylkill	Thiel College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Thiel College is larger than than Penn State Schuylkill based on total student enrollment (907 students vs. 623 students)

Penn State Schuylkill vs. Thiel College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Penn State Schuylkill or Thiel College?

• Thiel College is 129.9% more expensive to attend than Penn State Schuylkill for in-state tuition ($33,620.00 vs. $14,624.00)
• Out of state tuition is 38.3% higher at Thiel College than Penn State Schuylkill ($33,620.00 vs. $24,318.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Penn State Schuylkill than Thiel College ($17,252 vs. $22,732)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Penn State Schuylkill are 86.2% lower than costs at Thiel College ($7,644 vs. $14,230)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Thiel College than Penn State Schuylkill (100% vs. 93%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Thiel College students is 117.6% larger than aid received Penn State Schuylkill ($27,563 vs. $12,665)

Penn State Schuylkill vs. Thiel College Admissions Difficulty Comparison

Which college is harder to get into, Penn State Schuylkill or Thiel College? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Thiel College or Penn State Schuylkill .

• The average SAT score at Thiel College (923) is 3 points higher than at Penn State Schuylkill (920)
• Incoming Thiel College students have a 1 point higher average ACT score (19) than students at Penn State Schuylkill (18)
• Accepted freshman Penn State Schuylkill students have a 0.1 point higher average high school GPA (3.2) than students at Thiel College (3.1)
• Penn State Schuylkill has a higher acceptance rate (85.8%) than Thiel College (82.3%)

Penn State Schuylkill vs. Thiel College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Penn State Schuylkill or Thiel College? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between Thiel College and Penn State Schuylkill.

• The graduation rate at Penn State Schuylkill is higher than Thiel College (47% vs. 39%)
• Graduates from Penn State Schuylkill earn on average $15,500 more per year than Thiel College graduates after ten years. ($55,300 vs. $39,800)
• Penn State Schuylkill students graduate with a $1,058 lower median federal student loan debt than Thiel College graduates. ($26,818 vs. $27,876)
• Penn State Schuylkill graduates are paying $11 less per month on federal student loans than Thiel College graduates. ($277 vs. $288)
• More Penn State Schuylkill graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Thiel College students, three years after graduation. (69% vs. 62%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/