Penn State Wilkes-Barre vs. Westminster College

Penn State Wilkes Barre vs. Westminster College comparison

	Penn State Wilkes Barre	Westminster College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Penn State Wilkes-Barre	Westminster College
Location	Lehman, PA	New Wilmington, PA
Setting	Rural Fringe	Town Fringe
Enrollment	353	1,203
Type	Public 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking		#546
Religious Affiliation	-	Presbyterian Church (USA)	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	psu.edu	westminster.edu
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Costs	Penn State Wilkes-Barre	Westminster College
Tuition (In State)	$13,824	$38,760
Tuition (Out of State)	$23,316	$38,760
Room & Board	$13,448	$12,380
Avg Net Price	$16,275	$21,089
Avg Grant Aid	$8,945	$30,615
% Receiving Grant Aid	91%	100%

Admission	Penn State Wilkes-Barre	Westminster College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	640	2,650
Admitted	605	2,266
Acceptance Rate	94.5%	85.5%
Enrolled %	14.9%	13.7%
Avg High School GPA	-	3.57
Typical High School Grades	-	B+
Admissions Standards	Challenging	Average
Applicant Competition
ACT Range		20/26
SAT Range	1060/1305	1040/1258
Submit Test Scores	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
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Academics	Penn State Wilkes-Barre	Westminster College
Student to Faculty Ratio	10:1	12:1
Popular Majors	Business (34%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (28%) Engineering Technology (19%) English and Literature (12%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (5%)	Education (20%) Business (18%) Communication (12%) Social Sciences (10%) Biology (10%)
Outcomes	Penn State Wilkes-Barre	Westminster College
Graduation Rate	47%	74%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$55,300	$45,700
Making Student Loan Payments	69%	82%
Median Student Loan Debt	$26,818	$27,000
Median Loan Payment	$277	$279

Diversity	Penn State Wilkes-Barre	Westminster College
% Men	0%	2%
% Women	1%	2%
Racial Diversity	Very Low	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	88%	77%
% Black	3%	3%
% Hispanic	5%	1%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	2%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	1%	15%

Students	Penn State Wilkes-Barre	Westminster College
% In-State	83%	70%
% Out-of-State	17%	29%
Campus	Penn State Wilkes-Barre	Westminster College
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Westminster College is larger than than Penn State Wilkes-Barre based on total student enrollment (1,203 students vs. 353 students)

Penn State Wilkes-Barre vs. Westminster College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Penn State Wilkes-Barre or Westminster College?

• Westminster College is 180.4% more expensive to attend than Penn State Wilkes-Barre for in-state tuition ($38,760.00 vs. $13,824.00)
• Out of state tuition is 66.2% higher at Westminster College than Penn State Wilkes Barre ($38,760.00 vs. $23,316.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Penn State Wilkes Barre than Westminster College ($16,275 vs. $21,089)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Westminster College are 8.6% lower than costs at Penn State Wilkes Barre ($12,380 vs. $13,448)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Westminster College than Penn State Wilkes Barre (100% vs. 91%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Westminster College students is 242.3% larger than aid received Penn State Wilkes Barre ($30,615 vs. $8,945)

Penn State Wilkes-Barre vs. Westminster College Admissions Difficulty Comparison

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

• The average SAT score at Westminster College (1028) is 46 points higher than at Penn State Wilkes-Barre (982)
• Incoming Westminster College students have a 1 point higher average ACT score (23) than students at Penn State Wilkes-Barre (22)
• Penn State Wilkes-Barre has a higher acceptance rate (94.5%) than Westminster College (85.5%)

Penn State Wilkes-Barre vs. Westminster College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Penn State Wilkes-Barre or Westminster 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 Westminster College and Penn State Wilkes-Barre.

• The graduation rate at Westminster College is higher than Penn State Wilkes Barre (74% vs. 47%)
• Graduates from Penn State Wilkes Barre earn on average $9,600 more per year than Westminster College graduates after ten years. ($55,300 vs. $45,700)
• Penn State Wilkes Barre students graduate with a $182 lower median federal student loan debt than Westminster College graduates. ($26,818 vs. $27,000)
• Penn State Wilkes-Barre graduates are paying $2 less per month on federal student loans than Westminster College graduates. ($277 vs. $279)
• More Westminster College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Penn State Wilkes-Barre students, three years after graduation. (82% vs. 69%)

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