Penn State Behrend vs Beaver College

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

Penn State Behrend is a public and Beaver College is a private (not-for-profit) 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 (1,210) than Beaver College (1,195).
Beaver College has higher submitted ACT score (26) 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 - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College and Arcadia University.

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

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	79.01 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	8.01 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,195
26	ACT Score	28
42 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	28 %
82 %	Retention Rate	80 %
3,295	Student Population	3,026
286	Number of Faculties	161
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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