Widener University vs Penn State Beaver

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Widener University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Beaver is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Widener University has more expensive tuition & fees ($53,638) than Penn State Beaver ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Widener University than Penn State Beaver.
Penn State Beaver has a higher submitted SAT score (1,170) than Widener University (1,170).
Widener University has more students with 5,416 students while Penn State Beaver has 522 students.
Widener University has more full-time faculties with 263 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 35 full-time faculties.

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

Widener University	vs.	Penn State Beaver
Chester, Pennsylvania	Location	Monaca, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification
$53,638	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$27,379	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,341

84.02 %	Acceptance Rates	92.20 %
14.85 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.16 %
1,170	SAT Score	1,200
-	ACT Score	23
67 %	Graduation Rate	20 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	37 %
75 %	Retention Rate	72 %
5,416	Student Population	522
263	Number of Faculties	35
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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