Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and Dickinson

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver and Dickinson 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 Dickinson is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Carlisle, 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 Dickinson is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Dickinson has more expensive tuition & fees ($65,650) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Dickinson than Penn State Beaver.
Dickinson has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
Dickinson has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Beaver (27).
Dickinson has more students with 2,314 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Dickinson has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Dickinson has more full-time faculties with 221 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	vs.	Dickinson College
Monaca, Pennsylvania	Location	Carlisle, 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	$65,650
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	93%
$9,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$43,964

95.65 %	Acceptance Rates	42.09 %
9.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.15 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,380
27	ACT Score	32
22 %	Graduation Rate	80 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	92 %
482	Student Population	2,314
38	Number of Faculties	221
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare