Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and Wilkes

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver and Wilkes 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 Wilkes is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Wilkes-Barre, 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 Wilkes is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Wilkes has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,496) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Wilkes than Penn State Beaver.
Penn State Beaver has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Wilkes (1,120).
Both Penn State Beaver and Wilkes have the same submitted ACT scores (27).
Wilkes has more students with 5,381 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Penn State Beaver has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Wilkes's ratio is 13 to 1.
Wilkes has more full-time faculties with 162 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	vs.	Wilkes University
Monaca, Pennsylvania	Location	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$14,408 Out-Of-State$24,134	2025 Tuition & Fees	$43,496
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$9,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,309

95.65 %	Acceptance Rates	90.64 %
9.52 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.32 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,120
27	ACT Score	27
22 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
76 %	Retention Rate	72 %
482	Student Population	5,381
38	Number of Faculties	162
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, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services