Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and Gettysburg

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver and Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Gettysburg, 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 Gettysburg is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Gettysburg has more expensive tuition & fees ($66,640) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Gettysburg than Penn State Beaver.
Gettysburg has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
Gettysburg has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Beaver (27).
Gettysburg has more students with 2,812 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Gettysburg has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Gettysburg has more full-time faculties with 211 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	vs.	Gettysburg College
Monaca, Pennsylvania	Location	Gettysburg, 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	$66,640
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$9,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$46,929

95.65 %	Acceptance Rates	38.90 %
9.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.61 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,370
27	ACT Score	31
22 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
76 %	Retention Rate	91 %
482	Student Population	2,812
38	Number of Faculties	211
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, Placement services