Academic Comparison between Ursinus and Penn State Beaver

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

Ursinus is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Beaver is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Ursinus has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,061) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Ursinus than Penn State Beaver.
Ursinus has a higher submitted SAT score (1,305) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
Ursinus has higher submitted ACT score (29) than Penn State Beaver (27).
Ursinus has more students with 1,502 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Ursinus has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Ursinus has more full-time faculties with 137 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Ursinus College	vs.	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
Collegeville, 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
$61,061	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,408 Out-Of-State$24,134
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$42,899	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,575

91.77 %	Acceptance Rates	95.65 %
12.47 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.52 %
1,305	SAT Score	1,200
29	ACT Score	27
73 %	Graduation Rate	22 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	35 %
87 %	Retention Rate	76 %
1,502	Student Population	482
137	Number of Faculties	38
10 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