Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and Drexel

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver and Drexel 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 Drexel is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Philadelphia, 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 Drexel is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Drexel has more expensive tuition & fees ($62,412) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Drexel than Penn State Beaver.
Drexel has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
Drexel has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Beaver (27).
Drexel has more students with 21,153 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Drexel has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Drexel has more full-time faculties with 1,199 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	vs.	Drexel University
Monaca, Pennsylvania	Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$14,408 Out-Of-State$24,134	2025 Tuition & Fees	$62,412
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$9,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,045

95.65 %	Acceptance Rates	79.44 %
9.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	8.09 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,340
27	ACT Score	30
22 %	Graduation Rate	78 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	90 %
482	Student Population	21,153
38	Number of Faculties	1,199
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, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services