Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and Villanova

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver and Villanova 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 Villanova is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Villanova, 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 Villanova is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Villanova has more expensive tuition & fees ($67,776) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Villanova than Penn State Beaver.
Villanova has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
Villanova has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Beaver (27).
Villanova has more students with 10,041 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Villanova has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Villanova has more full-time faculties with 769 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	vs.	Villanova University
Monaca, Pennsylvania	Location	Villanova, 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	$67,776
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	53%
$9,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$43,855

95.65 %	Acceptance Rates	26.98 %
9.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	27.73 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,450
27	ACT Score	33
22 %	Graduation Rate	92 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
76 %	Retention Rate	95 %
482	Student Population	10,041
38	Number of Faculties	769
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, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services