Academic Comparison between Dickinson and Penn State Beaver

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

Dickinson is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Beaver is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Dickinson has more expensive tuition & fees ($65,650) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Dickinson than Penn State Beaver.
Dickinson has a higher submitted SAT score (1,380) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
Dickinson has higher submitted ACT score (32) than Penn State Beaver (27).
Dickinson has more students with 2,314 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Dickinson has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Dickinson has more full-time faculties with 221 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Dickinson College	vs.	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
Carlisle, 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
$65,650	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,408 Out-Of-State$24,134
93%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$43,964	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,575

42.09 %	Acceptance Rates	95.65 %
21.15 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.52 %
1,380	SAT Score	1,200
32	ACT Score	27
80 %	Graduation Rate	22 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	35 %
92 %	Retention Rate	76 %
2,314	Student Population	482
221	Number of Faculties	38
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services