Academic Comparison between Penn State York and Swat

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York and Swarthmore College are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Penn State York is a four-year, public school located in York, 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 York 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 York ($25,392).
It is harder to admit to Swat than Penn State York.
Swat has a higher submitted SAT score (1,130) than Penn State York (1,130).
Swat has higher submitted ACT score (25) than Penn State York (25).
Swat has more students with 1,623 students while Penn State York has 677 students.
Swat has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Penn State York's ratio is 14 to 1.
Swat has more full-time faculties with 256 faculties while Penn State York has 43 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York	vs.	Swarthmore College
York, 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
76%	% Receiving Financial Aid	58%
$8,575	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$59,928

97.41 %	Acceptance Rates	7.46 %
10.73 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	43.79 %
1,130	SAT Score	1,540
25	ACT Score	34
16 %	Graduation Rate	92 %
49 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
77 %	Retention Rate	94 %
677	Student Population	1,623
43	Number of Faculties	256
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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