Academic Comparison between Penn State Abington and Swat

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

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

Penn State Abington is a public and Swat is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Swat has more expensive tuition & fees ($65,494) than Penn State Abington ($25,664).
It is harder to admit to Swat than Penn State Abington.
Swat has a higher submitted SAT score (1,175) than Penn State Abington (1,175).
Swat has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Abington (26).
Penn State Abington has more students with 2,885 students while Swat has 1,623 students.
Swat has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Penn State Abington's ratio is 14 to 1.
Swat has more full-time faculties with 256 faculties while Penn State Abington has 162 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington	vs.	Swarthmore College
Abington, Pennsylvania	Location	Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,268 Out-Of-State$25,664	2025 Tuition & Fees	$65,494
71%	% Receiving Financial Aid	58%
$10,128	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$59,928

96.77 %	Acceptance Rates	7.46 %
11.18 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	43.79 %
1,175	SAT Score	1,540
26	ACT Score	34
20 %	Graduation Rate	92 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
77 %	Retention Rate	94 %
2,885	Student Population	1,623
162	Number of Faculties	256
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services