Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and Lehigh

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver and Lehigh 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 Lehigh is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Bethlehem, 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 Lehigh is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Lehigh has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,980) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Lehigh than Penn State Beaver.
Lehigh has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
Lehigh has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Beaver (27).
Lehigh has more students with 7,692 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Lehigh has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Lehigh has more full-time faculties with 577 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	vs.	Lehigh University
Monaca, Pennsylvania	Location	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$14,408 Out-Of-State$24,134	2025 Tuition & Fees	$64,980
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	57%
$9,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$47,917

95.65 %	Acceptance Rates	25.93 %
9.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.38 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,440
27	ACT Score	32
22 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	94 %
482	Student Population	7,692
38	Number of Faculties	577
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, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare