Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and Westminster

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver and Westminster 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 Westminster is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Fulton, MO.

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 Westminster is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Westminster has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,214) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Westminster than Penn State Beaver.
Penn State Beaver has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Westminster (1,100).
Penn State Beaver has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Westminster (22).
Westminster has more students with 640 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Westminster has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Westminster has more full-time faculties with 50 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	vs.	Westminster College
Monaca, Pennsylvania	Location	Fulton, Missouri
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	$35,214
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$9,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$26,074

95.65 %	Acceptance Rates	79.20 %
9.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.13 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,100
27	ACT Score	22
22 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	71 %
482	Student Population	640
38	Number of Faculties	50
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, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services