Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and Lafayette

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver and Lafayette 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 Lafayette is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Easton, 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 Lafayette is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Lafayette has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,648) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Lafayette than Penn State Beaver.
Lafayette has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
Lafayette has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Beaver (27).
Lafayette has more students with 2,775 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Lafayette has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Lafayette has more full-time faculties with 261 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	vs.	Lafayette College
Monaca, Pennsylvania	Location	Easton, 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	$64,648
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$9,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$45,956

95.65 %	Acceptance Rates	31.45 %
9.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.77 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,430
27	ACT Score	31
22 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
76 %	Retention Rate	90 %
482	Student Population	2,775
38	Number of Faculties	261
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services