Academic Comparison between Lycoming and Penn State Beaver

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

Lycoming is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Beaver is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Lycoming has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,804) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Lycoming than Penn State Beaver.
Penn State Beaver has a higher submitted SAT score (1,160) than Lycoming (1,160).
Lycoming has more students with 1,012 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Lycoming has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Lycoming has more full-time faculties with 89 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Lycoming College	vs.	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
Williamsport, 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
$49,804	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,408 Out-Of-State$24,134
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$41,704	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,575

74.07 %	Acceptance Rates	95.65 %
12.54 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.52 %
1,160	SAT Score	1,200
-	ACT Score	27
60 %	Graduation Rate	22 %
30 %	Transfer-out Rate	35 %
76 %	Retention Rate	76 %
1,012	Student Population	482
89	Number of Faculties	38
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	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