- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
Monaca, PASuburb: largeZIP 15061
- Sector
- Public
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 21
- Website
- beaver.psu.edu
PennsylvaniaPublic
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver is a public university in Monaca, Pennsylvania, with 482 undergraduates. It admits 96% of applicants, graduates 25% within six years and costs $16,063 a year after aid.
25%graduate
Admission rate96%
Retention76%
4-year graduation20%
Pell Grant share40%
Federal loans58%
$16,063net price / year
96%admission rate
1214average SAT
25%graduate in 6 years
$71,762median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,500median debt
#338 of 1,704 for earnings#568 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,602 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,375 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $25,677tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $14,440
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $24,402
- Average net price
- $16,063national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,767
$30,001–48,000$9,166
$48,001–75,000$10,642
$75,001–110,000$17,195
$110,001+$24,005
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 96%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1214
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 530–630
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 550–660
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college96%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college25%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college40%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 25%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 20%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 27%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $60,829
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $71,762middle 50%: $46,681–$105,484
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$105,484
Median, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver$71,762
Lower quarter$46,681
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 482
- Part-time
- 4.4%
- Women / men
- 43% / 57%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 56%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,688 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,378
- Endowment, end of year
- $11,400,076
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White69%
Hispanic6.9%
Black10%
Asian5.0%
Two or more races5.0%
U.S. nonresident2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown0.8%
7 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management42%
Computer & information sciences25%
Psychology11%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting11%
Communication & journalism4.1%
Health professions4.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences2.7%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA | $14,209 | 23% | $71,762 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington, PA | $10,866 | 26% | $71,762 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA | $16,748 | 40% | $71,762 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Lemont Furnace, PA | $11,957 | 36% | $71,762 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois DuBois, PA | $11,531 | 30% | $71,762 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport, PA | $14,194 | 26% | $71,762 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Evangel University-College of Online Learning Springfield, MO | $17,753 | 10% | $47,597 |
| Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online Addison, TX | $16,741 | 0% | $61,376 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Salt Lake City Murray, UT | $17,182 | — | $41,223 |
| Yeshiva of Kasho Brooklyn, NY | $9,021 | 16% | — |
| Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR | $17,853 | 54% | $67,894 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 214698.