Academic Comparison between Swat and Penn State York

Swarthmore College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York 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 York is a four-year, public school located in York, 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 York is a public 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 (1,540) than Penn State York (1,130).
Swat has higher submitted ACT score (34) 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

Swarthmore College	vs.	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	Location	York, 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$15,208 Out-Of-State$25,392
58%	% Receiving Financial Aid	76%
$59,928	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,575

7.46 %	Acceptance Rates	97.41 %
43.79 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.73 %
1,540	SAT Score	1,130
34	ACT Score	25
92 %	Graduation Rate	16 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	49 %
94 %	Retention Rate	77 %
1,623	Student Population	677
256	Number of Faculties	43
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services