PSU

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver

Monaca, Pennsylvania Public 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver is a public four-year institution in Monaca, Pennsylvania. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 482 students in fall 2024. It is part of The Pennsylvania State University.

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 18 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business/Commerce, Psychology, General, and Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. It awarded 73 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

482

Students enrolled

76%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

12:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 18

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 5

Business/Commerce AssociateBachelor 18 graduates
Management Information Systems and Services, Other Certificate 7 graduates
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Bachelor 6 graduates
Business Administration and Management Certificate
Organizational Behavior Studies Bachelor

Computer and Information Sciences 5

Computer and Information Sciences, Other Bachelor 4 graduates
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Certificate 4 graduates
Information Science/Studies Bachelor 4 graduates
Computer Science Bachelor 3 graduates
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor 3 graduates

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Bachelor 8 graduates
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor

Psychology 1

Psychology, General Bachelor 8 graduates

Communication and Journalism 1

Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor 3 graduates

Health Professions 2

Health Bachelor 3 graduates
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other Bachelor

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1

Biology Bachelor 2 graduates

Physical Sciences 1

Geology/Earth Science Bachelor

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 76%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 61
Associate degrees: 1
Certificates under 1 year: 8
Certificates of 1 to 2 years: 3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 482
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 482
Full-time, fall 2024: 96%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 533
Full-time, 2024-25: 89%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 43%
Men: 57%
White: 69%
Hispanic or Latino: 6%
Black or African American: 10%
Asian: 5%
Two or more races: 5%
International (U.S. nonresident): 3%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 3%
Students taking some online courses: 58%

Campus and services

Setting: Large suburb
Academic calendar: Semester
Part of: The Pennsylvania State University
Athletic association: NSCAA
Regional Chancellor: Dr. Carey McDougall
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact