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Pennsylvania State University - Beaver

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 900,000
United States map with state borders, rivers, lakes, and Alaska and Hawaii insets
Monaca, PA

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,021 (3% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (10% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 477
Men / Women 57% / 43%
From State 66%
From Region 13%
Athletes 113 (24.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 69%
Black 10%
Hispanic 7%
Asian 5%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 56.0% 56.0% 2012 Men: 61.5% 61.5% 2013 Men: 66.0% 66.0% 2014 Men: 63.9% 63.9% 2015 Men: 54.5% 54.5% 2016 Men: 61.9% 61.9% 2017 Men: 57.1% 57.1% 2018 Men: 61.4% 61.4% 2022 Men: 56.9% 56.9% 2023 Men: 58.6% 58.6% 2024 Men: 59.2% 59.2% 2025 Men: 56.3% 56.3%

Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2012 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2011 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2012 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2013 Asian: 4.1% 4.1% 2014 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2015 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2017 Asian: 7.1% 7.1% 2018 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 Asian: 5.0% 5.0% 2023 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2024 Asian: 8.0% 8.0% 2025 Asian: 4.4% 4.4% 2011 Black: 13.2% 13.2% 2012 Black: 13.2% 13.2% 2013 Black: 10.8% 10.8% 2014 Black: 11.1% 11.1% 2015 Black: 9.6% 9.6% 2016 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2017 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2018 Black: 14.7% 14.7% 2022 Black: 8.8% 8.8% 2023 Black: 10.3% 10.3% 2024 Black: 8.0% 8.0% 2025 Black: 11.4% 11.4% 2011 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2012 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2013 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5% 2014 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5% 2015 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2016 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2017 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2018 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2022 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2023 Hispanic: 14.4% 14.4% 2024 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2025 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8% 2011 White: 72.8% 72.8% 2012 White: 74.1% 74.1% 2013 White: 68.0% 68.0% 2014 White: 69.9% 69.9% 2015 White: 78.5% 78.5% 2016 White: 69.5% 69.5% 2017 White: 59.8% 59.8% 2018 White: 67.4% 67.4% 2022 White: 72.9% 72.9% 2023 White: 60.9% 60.9% 2024 White: 64.9% 64.9% 2025 White: 63.3% 63.3% 2011 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2012 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 International: 5.4% 5.4% 2014 International: 5.1% 5.1% 2015 International: 3.8% 3.8% 2016 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2017 International: 8.7% 8.7% 2018 International: 6.0% 6.0% 2022 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2024 International: 5.7% 5.7% 2025 International: 3.8% 3.8%

Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates

0 250 500 750 1,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 685 685 2012 Total: 617 617 2013 Total: 613 613 2014 Total: 631 631 2015 Total: 608 608 2016 Total: 624 624 2017 Total: 561 561 2018 Total: 547 547 2022 Total: 511 511 2023 Total: 508 508 2024 Total: 500 500 2025 Total: 477 477 2011 Men: 381 381 2012 Men: 357 357 2013 Men: 384 384 2014 Men: 408 408 2015 Men: 369 369 2016 Men: 384 384 2017 Men: 331 331 2018 Men: 334 334 2022 Men: 287 287 2023 Men: 287 287 2024 Men: 283 283 2025 Men: 270 270 2011 Women: 304 304 2012 Women: 260 260 2013 Women: 229 229 2014 Women: 223 223 2015 Women: 239 239 2016 Women: 240 240 2017 Women: 230 230 2018 Women: 213 213 2022 Women: 224 224 2023 Women: 221 221 2024 Women: 217 217 2025 Women: 207 207

Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2012 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2013 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2014 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2015 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2016 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2017 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2018 Asian: 3.8% 3.8% 2022 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2023 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2024 Asian: 5.4% 5.4% 2025 Asian: 5.0% 5.0% 2011 Black: 11.4% 11.4% 2012 Black: 11.8% 11.8% 2013 Black: 12.2% 12.2% 2014 Black: 10.6% 10.6% 2015 Black: 9.7% 9.7% 2016 Black: 9.9% 9.9% 2017 Black: 8.6% 8.6% 2018 Black: 9.5% 9.5% 2022 Black: 9.8% 9.8% 2023 Black: 10.0% 10.0% 2024 Black: 8.2% 8.2% 2025 Black: 9.9% 9.9% 2011 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2012 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2013 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2014 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2015 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6% 2016 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2017 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2018 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2022 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5% 2023 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3% 2024 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2025 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2011 White: 76.9% 76.9% 2012 White: 76.7% 76.7% 2013 White: 72.9% 72.9% 2014 White: 74.0% 74.0% 2015 White: 75.0% 75.0% 2016 White: 76.4% 76.4% 2017 White: 73.8% 73.8% 2018 White: 70.9% 70.9% 2022 White: 73.8% 73.8% 2023 White: 70.5% 70.5% 2024 White: 70.0% 70.0% 2025 White: 69.2% 69.2% 2011 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2013 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2014 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2015 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2016 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2017 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2018 International: 5.1% 5.1% 2022 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2024 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2025 International: 2.9% 2.9%

Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Pennsylvania State University - Beaver 61 51% 79% 7% 10% 2% 2% $80,053 72 +0.13 86 96%
Computer Science 3 — 100% 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% $134,915 71 +0.29 100 97% — — — —
Computer Science and Engineering 3 — 100% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $104,243 28 -0.61 97 95% — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences 4 — 50% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $134,915 95 +1.78 100 97% — — — —
Information Sciences and Technology 4 — 50% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $103,079 67 +0.23 97 98% — — — —
Biology 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,868 68 +0.40 76 98% — — — —
Nursing — — — — — — — — $94,671 69 +0.24 94 97% — — — —
General Business 17 — 53% 94% 0% 6% 0% 0% $71,224 45 -0.33 78 96% — — — —
Health Administration 3 — 33% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $81,971 90 +0.80 87 97% — — — —
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 6 — 83% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,274 77 +0.40 89 98% — — — —
Communication 3 — 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $57,740 38 -0.39 54 95% — — — —
Psychology 8 — 12% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $56,704 62 +0.25 51 93% — — — —
Criminal Justice 8 — 25% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $59,857 54 -0.01 59 97% — — — —
Criminal Justice/Safety — — — — — — — — $59,857 54 -0.01 59 97% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,137
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $25,675
Est. In-State Cost $19,581
Est. Out-of-State Cost $33,213
ROI Percentile 86th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 16%
6-Year Graduation Rate 22%
Transfer-Out Rate 35%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 43.3% 43.3% 2012 Graduated: 45.2% 45.2% 2013 Graduated: 43.3% 43.3% 2014 Graduated: 41.0% 41.0% 2015 Graduated: 44.8% 44.8% 2016 Graduated: 47.2% 47.2% 2017 Graduated: 46.0% 46.0% 2018 Graduated: 45.9% 45.9% 2022 Graduated: 20.2% 20.2% 2023 Graduated: 21.2% 21.2% 2024 Graduated: 21.7% 21.7%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 48.2% 2012 Men: 45.8% 2013 Men: 41.6% 2014 Men: 39.9% 2015 Men: 42.4% 2016 Men: 43.2% 2017 Men: 48.6% 2018 Men: 44.4% 2022 Men: 16.7% 2023 Men: 22.9% 2024 Men: 13.3% 2011 Women: 37.1% 2012 Women: 44.2% 2013 Women: 46.9% 2014 Women: 43.0% 2015 Women: 48.1% 2016 Women: 53.3% 2017 Women: 42.7% 2018 Women: 48.1% 2022 Women: 25.9% 2023 Women: 19.0% 2024 Women: 35.2%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 57.1% 2012 Asian: 42.9% 2013 Asian: 62.5% 2014 Asian: 44.4% 2015 Asian: 75.0% 2016 Asian: 28.6% 2017 Asian: 75.0% 2018 Asian: 50.0% 2022 Asian: 0.0% 2023 Asian: 53.8% 2024 Asian: 0.0% 2011 Black: 37.5% 2012 Black: 31.0% 2013 Black: 16.1% 2014 Black: 36.0% 2015 Black: 29.0% 2016 Black: 48.7% 2017 Black: 27.3% 2018 Black: 37.0% 2022 Black: 6.2% 2023 Black: 23.5% 2024 Black: 25.9% 2011 Hispanic: 50.0% 2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 2013 Hispanic: 18.2% 2014 Hispanic: 28.6% 2015 Hispanic: 37.5% 2016 Hispanic: 28.6% 2017 Hispanic: 46.2% 2018 Hispanic: 37.5% 2022 Hispanic: 27.3% 2023 Hispanic: 0.0% 2024 Hispanic: 7.7% 2011 White: 42.9% 2012 White: 47.3% 2013 White: 47.4% 2014 White: 41.8% 2015 White: 46.5% 2016 White: 47.5% 2017 White: 50.0% 2018 White: 48.0% 2022 White: 23.9% 2023 White: 21.8% 2024 White: 25.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 42.6% 26 58% 92% 4% 4% 0% 0% $75,706 42 -0.03 82 97% —
Computer Science 23.0% 14 71% 57% 21% 7% 0% 7% $119,246 64 +0.51 99 97% —
Social Sciences 18.0% 11 27% 73% 0% 27% 0% 0% $56,987 44 +0.08 52 93% —
Professional 13.1% 8 25% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $59,857 26 -0.01 59 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.3% 2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,868 60 +0.40 76 98% —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 28 $44K $44K $0
Soccer 15 $26K $29K -$2K
Basketball 13 $48K $48K $0
Total 55 $119K $122K -$2K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 22 $34K $34K $0
Softball 15 $39K $39K $0
Soccer 13 $29K $26K $2K
Volleyball 12 $19K $19K $0
Total 58 $122K $120K $2K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 35 $83K $83K $0
Baseball 28 $44K $44K $0
Soccer 28 $55K $55K $0
Softball 15 $39K $39K $0
Volleyball 12 $19K $19K $0
Total 113 $729K $729K $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 92%
Yield (non-ED) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 92% 92% 92%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Acceptance & Yield

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 91.6% 91.6% 2012 Acceptance: 86.4% 86.4% 2013 Acceptance: 87.3% 87.3% 2014 Acceptance: 81.1% 81.1% 2015 Acceptance: 82.3% 82.3% 2016 Acceptance: 85.9% 85.9% 2017 Acceptance: 81.3% 81.3% 2018 Acceptance: 64.3% 64.3% 2022 Acceptance: 93.2% 93.2% 2023 Acceptance: 92.2% 92.2% 2024 Acceptance: 95.7% 95.7% 2011 Yield: 39.4% 39.4% 2012 Yield: 39.4% 39.4% 2013 Yield: 35.6% 35.6% 2014 Yield: 34.2% 34.2% 2015 Yield: 33.9% 33.9% 2016 Yield: 36.5% 36.5% 2017 Yield: 28.6% 28.6% 2018 Yield: 22.2% 22.2% 2022 Yield: 10.6% 10.6% 2023 Yield: 11.2% 11.2% 2024 Yield: 9.5% 9.5%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 751 751 2012 Applicants: 737 737 2013 Applicants: 670 670 2014 Applicants: 787 787 2015 Applicants: 753 753 2016 Applicants: 737 737 2017 Applicants: 792 792 2018 Applicants: 1,298 1,298 2022 Applicants: 1,707 1,707 2023 Applicants: 1,603 1,603 2024 Applicants: 1,703 1,703 2011 Admitted: 688 688 2012 Admitted: 637 637 2013 Admitted: 585 585 2014 Admitted: 638 638 2015 Admitted: 620 620 2016 Admitted: 633 633 2017 Admitted: 644 644 2018 Admitted: 835 835 2022 Admitted: 1,591 1,591 2023 Admitted: 1,478 1,478 2024 Admitted: 1,629 1,629 2011 Enrolled: 271 271 2012 Enrolled: 251 251 2013 Enrolled: 208 208 2014 Enrolled: 218 218 2015 Enrolled: 210 210 2016 Enrolled: 231 231 2017 Enrolled: 184 184 2018 Enrolled: 185 185 2022 Enrolled: 168 168 2023 Enrolled: 165 165 2024 Enrolled: 155 155

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 26%
SAT Range 1080 – 1290
SAT Math Range 550 – 660
SAT RW Range 530 – 630

SAT Composite

800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 830 830 2012 25th: 830 830 2013 25th: 840 840 2014 25th: 840 840 2015 25th: 880 880 2016 25th: 880 880 2017 25th: 980 980 2018 25th: 1000 1000 2022 25th: 1050 1050 2023 25th: 1050 1050 2024 25th: 1080 1080 2011 75th: 1090 1090 2012 75th: 1070 1070 2013 75th: 1070 1070 2014 75th: 1080 1080 2015 75th: 1120 1120 2016 75th: 1170 1170 2017 75th: 1190 1190 2018 75th: 1210 1210 2022 75th: 1260 1260 2023 75th: 1320 1320 2024 75th: 1290 1290

SAT Math

400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 410 410 2013 25th: 420 420 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 450 450 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 510 510 2022 25th: 530 530 2023 25th: 530 530 2024 25th: 550 550 2011 75th: 560 560 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 540 540 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 570 570 2016 75th: 610 610 2017 75th: 600 600 2018 75th: 610 610 2022 75th: 620 620 2023 75th: 660 660 2024 75th: 660 660

SAT Reading & Writing

400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 400 400 2012 25th: 420 420 2013 25th: 420 420 2014 25th: 410 410 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 490 490 2022 25th: 520 520 2023 25th: 520 520 2024 25th: 530 530 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 520 520 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 550 550 2016 75th: 560 560 2017 75th: 590 590 2018 75th: 600 600 2022 75th: 640 640 2023 75th: 660 660 2024 75th: 630 630

Submitting a Test Score

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2012 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2013 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2014 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2015 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2016 Submitted: 64.0% 64.0% 2017 Submitted: 81.0% 81.0% 2018 Submitted: 71.0% 71.0% 2022 Submitted: 36.0% 36.0% 2023 Submitted: 29.0% 29.0% 2024 Submitted: 26.0% 26.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.