Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington graduates 9 pts more of its students than Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre (35% vs. 27%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre has 8 pts more Pell recipients than Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington (39% vs. 32%)

   Pell Grant recipients
3. 3

   Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington's yield is 7 pts higher than Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre's

   Yield rate
4. 4

   Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington is a bit larger (416 vs. 313)

   Undergrads
5. 5

   Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre's SAT midpoint is 22 points higher than Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington's

   SAT midpoint
6. 6

   Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre is more diverse (index 0.42 vs. 0.40)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.