Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and Muhlenberg

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver and Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Allentown, 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 Muhlenberg is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Muhlenberg has more expensive tuition & fees ($62,805) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Muhlenberg than Penn State Beaver.
Muhlenberg has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
Muhlenberg has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Beaver (27).
Muhlenberg has more students with 1,788 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Muhlenberg has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Muhlenberg has more full-time faculties with 170 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	vs.	Muhlenberg College
Monaca, Pennsylvania	Location	Allentown, 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	$62,805
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$9,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$40,867

95.65 %	Acceptance Rates	71.99 %
9.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.04 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,330
27	ACT Score	30
22 %	Graduation Rate	82 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	90 %
482	Student Population	1,788
38	Number of Faculties	170
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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