Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and Allegheny

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

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

Penn State Beaver is a public and Allegheny is a private (not-for-profit) 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 (1,200) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
Allegheny has higher submitted ACT score (27) 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

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

95.65 %	Acceptance Rates	54.57 %
9.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.38 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,250
27	ACT Score	29
22 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	78 %
482	Student Population	1,171
38	Number of Faculties	133
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services