Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and F&M

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver and Franklin and Marshall 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 F&M is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Lancaster, 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 F&M is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
F&M has more expensive tuition & fees ($70,794) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to F&M than Penn State Beaver.
F&M has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
F&M has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Beaver (27).
F&M has more students with 1,808 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
F&M has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
F&M has more full-time faculties with 193 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	vs.	Franklin and Marshall College
Monaca, Pennsylvania	Location	Lancaster, 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	$70,794
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	71%
$9,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$49,007

95.65 %	Acceptance Rates	28.19 %
9.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.13 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,375
27	ACT Score	32
22 %	Graduation Rate	84 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	11 %
76 %	Retention Rate	90 %
482	Student Population	1,808
38	Number of Faculties	193
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services