Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver is a public college in Monaca, PA. Its average net price is $16,063 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$9,767
$30,001 to $48,000$9,166
$48,001 to $75,000$10,642
$75,001 to $110,000$17,195
$110,001 and up$24,005
$14,440Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$24,402Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$16,063Average Net Price
$15,346Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
$5,324Other Expenses
39.9%Students on Pell Grants
57.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

95.7%Acceptance Rate
530 to 630SAT Reading, Middle Half
550 to 660SAT Math, Middle Half
24 to 27ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$60,829
8 years after entry$67,644
10 years after entry$71,762
25.3%Graduation Rate
75.6%Retention Rate
$24,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Monaca, PALocation
Large suburbSetting
482Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Biology$38,378 n=403$25,000 n=560
Business and Commerce$52,236 n=757$26,000 n=707
Communications$45,444 n=277$24,500 n=232
Computer Science$84,461 n=377$22,985 n=477
Computer Science$70,117 Small program - rough guide n=51$23,300 Small program - rough guide n=80
Criminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$56,396 Small program - rough guide n=76$25,475 Small program - rough guide n=92
Health and Medical Administrative Services$55,314 n=229$25,342 n=199
Human Resources Management and Services$62,246 n=386$25,250 n=403
Information Science/Studies$68,240 n=966$25,000 n=769
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$63,116 n=192$24,016 n=170
Psychology$37,593 n=720$26,000 n=1,141
Registered Nursing$82,877 n=769$27,000 n=649

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