Academic Comparison between Swat and Penn State Abington

Swarthmore College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Swat is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Swarthmore, PA and Penn State Abington is a four-year, public school located in Abington, PA.

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Swat is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Abington is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Swat has more expensive tuition & fees ($65,494) than Penn State Abington ($25,664).
It is harder to admit to Swat than Penn State Abington.
Swat has a higher submitted SAT score (1,540) than Penn State Abington (1,175).
Swat has higher submitted ACT score (34) than Penn State Abington (26).
Penn State Abington has more students with 2,885 students while Swat has 1,623 students.
Swat has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Penn State Abington's ratio is 14 to 1.
Swat has more full-time faculties with 256 faculties while Penn State Abington has 162 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Swarthmore College	vs.	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	Location	Abington, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification
$65,494	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,268 Out-Of-State$25,664
58%	% Receiving Financial Aid	71%
$59,928	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,128

7.46 %	Acceptance Rates	96.77 %
43.79 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.18 %
1,540	SAT Score	1,175
34	ACT Score	26
92 %	Graduation Rate	20 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
94 %	Retention Rate	77 %
1,623	Student Population	2,885
256	Number of Faculties	162
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services