Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver

Location and Contact Information

100 University Dr
Monaca, PA 15061-2764
USA
Main Tel: (724) 773-3800
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Pennsylvania State University campus at Beaver is generally known as Penn State Beaver. This commonwealth campus of Pennsylvania State University was opened in 1965. The Pennsylvania State University was established 100 years earlier. Penn State Beaver is located in the heart of Beaver County. The campus covers an area of 100 acres.

Students have an option of choosing from more than 160 majors in Penn State Beaver. Baccalaureate’s and associate’s degrees in subjects such as applied psychology, information sciences and technology, business administration, arts and sciences are offered to students.

Some of the clubs and organizations at Penn State Beaver include The Bio-Science Club, Business Club, Campus Crusade for Christ, The Chess Club, Delta Mu Sigma Mu and Psychological Club. The Student Government Association look after student-related issues of the college and also the annual student spring festival.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in media, computer science and engineering, business and management, and therapy and counseling.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Large number of students.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.

Features of note:

  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 12,250
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 18,268
Room$ 4,430
Board$ 4,360
Books and supplies$ 1,360
Other$ 3,924

Financial Aid

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 91% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant72%$5,415
Institutional Grant59%$2,492
Federal Grant34%$4,144
Pell Grant32%$3,201
Other Federal Grant25%$1,576
State or Local Grant36%$2,830

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan77%$6,157
Federal Loan77%$5,362
Other Loan5%$11,563

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Pennsylvania State University-BrandywineMedia, PA1,615
2Menlo CollegeAtherton, CA666
3Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater AlleghenyMcKeesport, PA767
4Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, TX6,155
5Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusIndiana, PA14,310
6Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYork, PA1,587
7Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, WA10,809
8Edinboro University of PennsylvaniaEdinboro, PA7,671
9Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, KY15,082
10Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, PA7,942

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor585
Associate42

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  16
Without tenure; working toward tenure  7
Without tenure; tenure not available  13

Students

Student enrollment was 845 in 2009-2010 (772 full-time equivalent).

About 66% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 34% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 92% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men91%
Women88%
All90%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal410-520
Math430-560

Room and Board

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver provides on-campus housing for 212 of its 772 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (24 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (12 awarded)

  • Information Science/Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (4 awarded)

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MEDIA (9 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (13 awarded)

  • Psychology