Academic Comparison between Penn State Brandywine and Swat

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine and Swarthmore College are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Penn State Brandywine is a four-year, public school located in Media, 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 Brandywine 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 Brandywine ($25,392).
It is harder to admit to Swat than Penn State Brandywine.
Swat has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Penn State Brandywine (1,200).
Swat has more students with 1,623 students while Penn State Brandywine has 1,236 students.
Swat has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Penn State Brandywine's ratio is 15 to 1.
Swat has more full-time faculties with 256 faculties while Penn State Brandywine has 69 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	vs.	Swarthmore College
Media, 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$15,208 Out-Of-State$25,392	2025 Tuition & Fees	$65,494
67%	% Receiving Financial Aid	58%
$9,802	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$59,928

98.11 %	Acceptance Rates	7.46 %
16.81 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	43.79 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,540
-	ACT Score	34
26 %	Graduation Rate	92 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
73 %	Retention Rate	94 %
1,236	Student Population	1,623
69	Number of Faculties	256
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	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