Penn State Beaver vs Gwynedd Mercy University

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Penn State Beaver is a public and Gwynedd Mercy University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Gwynedd Mercy University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,995) than Penn State Beaver ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Beaver than Gwynedd Mercy University.
Penn State Beaver has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Gwynedd Mercy University (1,110).
Gwynedd Mercy University has more students with 2,091 students while Penn State Beaver has 522 students.
Gwynedd Mercy University has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 11 to 1.
Gwynedd Mercy University has more full-time faculties with 91 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 35 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver and Gwynedd Mercy University.

Penn State Beaver	vs.	Gwynedd Mercy University
Monaca, Pennsylvania	Location	Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872	2024 Tuition & Fees	$38,995
85%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$9,341	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,398

92.01 %	Acceptance Rates	93.97 %
10.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.01 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,110
23	ACT Score	-
20 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
37 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
72 %	Retention Rate	76 %
522	Student Population	2,091
35	Number of Faculties	91
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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