Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and Bucknell

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver and Bucknell University are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Penn State Beaver is a four-year, public school located in Monaca, PA and Bucknell is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Lewisburg, 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 Bucknell is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Bucknell has more expensive tuition & fees ($67,812) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Bucknell than Penn State Beaver.
Bucknell has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
Bucknell has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Beaver (27).
Bucknell has more students with 3,969 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Bucknell has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Bucknell has more full-time faculties with 398 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	vs.	Bucknell University
Monaca, Pennsylvania	Location	Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$14,408 Out-Of-State$24,134	2025 Tuition & Fees	$67,812
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	60%
$9,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$43,902

95.65 %	Acceptance Rates	28.93 %
9.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	30.11 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,400
27	ACT Score	32
22 %	Graduation Rate	86 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
76 %	Retention Rate	94 %
482	Student Population	3,969
38	Number of Faculties	398
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services