Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and Juniata

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver and Juniata 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 Juniata is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Huntingdon, 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 Juniata is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Juniata has more expensive tuition & fees ($58,580) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Juniata than Penn State Beaver.
Juniata has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
Both Penn State Beaver and Juniata have the same submitted ACT scores (27).
Juniata has more students with 1,321 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Juniata has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Juniata has more full-time faculties with 97 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	vs.	Juniata College
Monaca, Pennsylvania	Location	Huntingdon, 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	$58,580
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$9,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$41,757

95.65 %	Acceptance Rates	78.91 %
9.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.74 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,220
27	ACT Score	27
22 %	Graduation Rate	74 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
76 %	Retention Rate	83 %
482	Student Population	1,321
38	Number of Faculties	97
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, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services