Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and Chatham

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver and Chatham 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 Chatham is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Pittsburgh, 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 Chatham is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Chatham has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,001) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Chatham than Penn State Beaver.
Penn State Beaver has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Chatham (1,180).
Penn State Beaver has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Chatham (26).
Chatham has more students with 2,309 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Chatham has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Chatham has more full-time faculties with 135 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	vs.	Chatham University
Monaca, Pennsylvania	Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$14,408 Out-Of-State$24,134	2025 Tuition & Fees	$45,001
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$9,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,622

95.65 %	Acceptance Rates	61.96 %
9.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.74 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,180
27	ACT Score	26
22 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	28 %
76 %	Retention Rate	78 %
482	Student Population	2,309
38	Number of Faculties	135
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services