Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and Bryn Mawr

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver and Bryn Mawr 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 Bryn Mawr is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Bryn Mawr, 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 Bryn Mawr is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Bryn Mawr has more expensive tuition & fees ($65,920) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Bryn Mawr than Penn State Beaver.
Bryn Mawr has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
Bryn Mawr has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Beaver (27).
Bryn Mawr has more students with 1,679 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Bryn Mawr has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Bryn Mawr has more full-time faculties with 192 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	vs.	Bryn Mawr College
Monaca, Pennsylvania	Location	Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$14,408 Out-Of-State$24,134	2025 Tuition & Fees	$65,920
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$9,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$46,219

95.65 %	Acceptance Rates	29.43 %
9.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	31.54 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,390
27	ACT Score	31
22 %	Graduation Rate	82 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
76 %	Retention Rate	92 %
482	Student Population	1,679
38	Number of Faculties	192
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services