Beaver College vs Penn State Mont Alto

Compare two rival schools - Arcadia University and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto with tuition and admission information where Beaver College is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Glenside, PA and Penn State Mont Alto is a four-years, public located in Mont Alto, PA.
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 Mont Alto is a public school and both are four-years schools.
  • Beaver College has more expensive tuition & fees ($48,290) than Penn State Mont Alto ($23,872).
  • It is harder to admit to Beaver College than Penn State Mont Alto.
  • Beaver College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,195) than Penn State Mont Alto (1,170).
  • Beaver College has more students with 3,026 students while Penn State Mont Alto has 670 students.
  • Penn State Mont Alto has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Beaver College's ratio is 12 to 1.
  • Beaver College has more full-time faculties with 161 faculties while Penn State Mont Alto has 57 full-time faculties.
The following table compares the two rival schools - Arcadia University and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto.
Beaver Collegevs.Penn State Mont Alto
Glenside, PennsylvaniaLocationMont Alto, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)School Typefour-years, Public
Doctor's degreeHighest Degree OfferedBachelor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)Carnegie Classification
$48,2902024 Tuition & Fees
In-State$14,380
Out-Of-State$23,872
90%% Receiving Financial Aid82%
$31,006Average Amount of Financial Aid$9,149
79.01 %Acceptance Rates89.97 %
8.01 %Yield (Enrollment Rates)23.95 %
1,195SAT Score1,170
28ACT Score-
63 %Graduation Rate27 %
28 %Transfer-out Rate37 %
80 %Retention Rate75 %
3,026Student Population670
161Number of Faculties57
12 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher CertificationSpecial Learning OpportunitiesDistance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement servicesOn Campus Student ServicesAcademic/career counseling service, Employment services