Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and Susquehanna

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver and Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Selinsgrove, 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 Susquehanna is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Susquehanna has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,850) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Susquehanna than Penn State Beaver.
Susquehanna has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
Penn State Beaver has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Susquehanna (26).
Susquehanna has more students with 2,255 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Penn State Beaver has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Susquehanna's ratio is 13 to 1.
Susquehanna has more full-time faculties with 141 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	vs.	Susquehanna University
Monaca, Pennsylvania	Location	Selinsgrove, 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	$59,850
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$9,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$45,966

95.65 %	Acceptance Rates	81.43 %
9.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.59 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,230
27	ACT Score	26
22 %	Graduation Rate	82 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	86 %
482	Student Population	2,255
38	Number of Faculties	141
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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