Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Mayville State costs about $14.9K less per year on average than Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver ($14,446 vs. $29,328, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Mayville State graduates 19 pts more of its students than Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver (45% vs. 26%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver grads earn $15.6K more ten years out than Mayville State's ($63,435 vs. $47,828)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Mayville State's grants cover 34% of its full price on average, vs. 21% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Mayville State has 1.5× as many undergrads as Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Mayville State (32% vs. 27%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver admits 96%; Mayville State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver96%
Mayville StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverOpen
  • Mayville StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
1080–1290
Mayville StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverGPA and school record required
  • Mayville StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

Mayville State has 1.5× as many undergrads as Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver; Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver482
Mayville State733
Pell Grant share
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver32%
Mayville State27%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver, and Elementary Education and Teaching at Mayville State.

Students per faculty member
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver12 to 1
Mayville State14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverBusiness/Commerce, General28%
  • Mayville StateElementary Education and Teaching15%

What each costs

Mayville State costs about $14.9K less a year than Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver$29.3K
Mayville State$14.4K
Aid generosity
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver21%
Mayville State34%

What each pays off

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver's former students earn more, a median $63.4K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver$63.4K
Mayville State$47.8K
Graduation rate
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver26%
Mayville State45%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverGrowing+116%
  • Mayville StateNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why