Academic Comparison between Swat and Penn State Beaver

Swarthmore College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver 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 Beaver is a four-year, public school located in Monaca, 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 Beaver is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Swat has more expensive tuition & fees ($65,494) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Swat than Penn State Beaver.
Swat has a higher submitted SAT score (1,540) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
Swat has higher submitted ACT score (34) than Penn State Beaver (27).
Swat has more students with 1,623 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Swat has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Swat has more full-time faculties with 256 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Swarthmore College	vs.	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	Location	Monaca, 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$14,408 Out-Of-State$24,134
58%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$59,928	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,575

7.46 %	Acceptance Rates	95.65 %
43.79 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.52 %
1,540	SAT Score	1,200
34	ACT Score	27
92 %	Graduation Rate	22 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	35 %
94 %	Retention Rate	76 %
1,623	Student Population	482
256	Number of Faculties	38
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services