Academic Comparison between Allegheny and Penn State Beaver

Allegheny College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Allegheny is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Meadville, PA and Penn State Beaver is a four-year, public school located in Monaca, PA.

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Allegheny is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Beaver is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Allegheny has more expensive tuition & fees ($56,550) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Allegheny than Penn State Beaver.
Allegheny has a higher submitted SAT score (1,250) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
Allegheny has higher submitted ACT score (29) than Penn State Beaver (27).
Allegheny has more students with 1,171 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Allegheny has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Allegheny has more full-time faculties with 133 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Allegheny College	vs.	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
Meadville, Pennsylvania	Location	Monaca, 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
$56,550	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,408 Out-Of-State$24,134
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$45,087	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,575

54.57 %	Acceptance Rates	95.65 %
10.38 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.52 %
1,250	SAT Score	1,200
29	ACT Score	27
73 %	Graduation Rate	22 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	35 %
78 %	Retention Rate	76 %
1,171	Student Population	482
133	Number of Faculties	38
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Study Abroad	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