Beaver College vs Penn State Behrend

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

Beaver College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Behrend is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Beaver College has more expensive tuition & fees ($48,290) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Beaver College than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,195) than Beaver College (1,195).
Beaver College has higher submitted ACT score (28) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Beaver College has 3,026 students.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Beaver College has 161 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Arcadia University and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College.

Beaver College	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Glenside, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification
$48,290	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
90%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$31,006	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

79.01 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
8.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.99 %
1,195	SAT Score	1,210
28	ACT Score	26
63 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
80 %	Retention Rate	82 %
3,026	Student Population	3,295
161	Number of Faculties	286
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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

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