Academic Comparison between Haverford and Penn State Beaver

Haverford College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Haverford is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Haverford, PA and Penn State Beaver is a four-year, public school located in Monaca, PA.

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Haverford is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Beaver is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Haverford has more expensive tuition & fees ($70,398) than Penn State Beaver ($24,134).
It is harder to admit to Haverford than Penn State Beaver.
Haverford has a higher submitted SAT score (1,510) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
Haverford has higher submitted ACT score (34) than Penn State Beaver (27).
Haverford has more students with 1,431 students while Penn State Beaver has 482 students.
Haverford has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Beaver's ratio is 12 to 1.
Haverford has more full-time faculties with 183 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 38 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Haverford College	vs.	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
Haverford, Pennsylvania	Location	Monaca, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification
$70,398	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,408 Out-Of-State$24,134
46%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$65,270	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,575

12.37 %	Acceptance Rates	95.65 %
42.62 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.52 %
1,510	SAT Score	1,200
34	ACT Score	27
90 %	Graduation Rate	22 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	35 %
94 %	Retention Rate	76 %
1,431	Student Population	482
183	Number of Faculties	38
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services