Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and Peirce

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver and Peirce 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 Peirce is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Philadelphia, 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 Peirce is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Penn State Beaver has more expensive tuition & fees ($24,134) than Peirce ($15,060).
Peirce has more students with 929 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Penn State Beaver has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Peirce's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Beaver has more full-time faculties with 38 faculties while Peirce has 18 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	vs.	Peirce College
Monaca, Pennsylvania	Location	Philadelphia, 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 - Diverse Fields
In-State$14,408 Out-Of-State$24,134	2025 Tuition & Fees	$15,060
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	81%
$9,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,101

95.65 %	Acceptance Rates	-
9.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,200	SAT Score	-
27	ACT Score	-
22 %	Graduation Rate	10 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
76 %	Retention Rate	-
482	Student Population	929
38	Number of Faculties	18
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services