Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and Swat

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver and Swarthmore 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 Swat is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Swarthmore, 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 Swat is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Swat has more expensive tuition & fees ($65,494) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Swat than Penn State Beaver.
Swat has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
Swat has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Beaver (27).
Swat has more students with 1,623 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Swat has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Swat has more full-time faculties with 256 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	vs.	Swarthmore College
Monaca, Pennsylvania	Location	Swarthmore, 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	$65,494
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	58%
$9,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$59,928

95.65 %	Acceptance Rates	7.46 %
9.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	43.79 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,540
27	ACT Score	34
22 %	Graduation Rate	92 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	94 %
482	Student Population	1,623
38	Number of Faculties	256
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services