Academic Comparison between PAFA and Penn State Beaver

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. PAFA is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Philadelphia, 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.

PAFA is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Beaver is a public school and both are four-year schools.
PAFA has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,600) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
Penn State Beaver has more students with 482 students while PAFA has 41 students.
PAFA has a lower number of students per faculty with 2 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Beaver has more full-time faculties with 38 faculties while PAFA has 21 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts	vs.	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Location	Monaca, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification
$44,600	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,408 Out-Of-State$24,134
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$24,541	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,575

-	Acceptance Rates	95.65 %
-	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.52 %
-	SAT Score	1,200
-	ACT Score	27
58 %	Graduation Rate	22 %
42 %	Transfer-out Rate	35 %
-	Retention Rate	76 %
41	Student Population	482
21	Number of Faculties	38
2 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services