Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and Immaculata

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver and Immaculata 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 Immaculata is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Immaculata, 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 Immaculata is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Immaculata has more expensive tuition & fees ($28,980) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Immaculata than Penn State Beaver.
Immaculata has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
Immaculata has more students with 2,512 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Immaculata has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Immaculata has more full-time faculties with 79 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	vs.	Immaculata University
Monaca, Pennsylvania	Location	Immaculata, 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	$28,980
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	67%
$9,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,254

95.65 %	Acceptance Rates	85.76 %
9.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.11 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,260
27	ACT Score	-
22 %	Graduation Rate	71 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
76 %	Retention Rate	83 %
482	Student Population	2,512
38	Number of Faculties	79
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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