Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and LRC

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver and La Roche 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 LRC is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Pittsburgh, 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 LRC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
LRC has more expensive tuition & fees ($34,052) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to LRC than Penn State Beaver.
Penn State Beaver has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than LRC (1,090).
Penn State Beaver has higher submitted ACT score (27) than LRC (16).
LRC has more students with 2,153 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
LRC has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
LRC has more full-time faculties with 53 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	vs.	La Roche University
Monaca, Pennsylvania	Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$14,408 Out-Of-State$24,134	2025 Tuition & Fees	$34,052
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	30%
$9,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,262

95.65 %	Acceptance Rates	75.76 %
9.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.75 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,090
27	ACT Score	16
22 %	Graduation Rate	57 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	16 %
76 %	Retention Rate	69 %
482	Student Population	2,153
38	Number of Faculties	53
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services