Academic Comparison between Haverford and Penn State Berks

Haverford College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks 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 Berks is a four-year, public school located in Reading, 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 Berks is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Haverford has more expensive tuition & fees ($70,398) than Penn State Berks ($26,958).
It is harder to admit to Haverford than Penn State Berks.
Haverford has a higher submitted SAT score (1,510) than Penn State Berks (1,180).
Haverford has higher submitted ACT score (34) than Penn State Berks (20).
Penn State Berks has more students with 1,884 students while Haverford has 1,431 students.
Haverford has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Haverford has more full-time faculties with 183 faculties while Penn State Berks has 125 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Haverford College	vs.	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
Haverford, Pennsylvania	Location	Reading, 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$15,972 Out-Of-State$26,958
46%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$65,270	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,856

12.37 %	Acceptance Rates	98.67 %
42.62 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.43 %
1,510	SAT Score	1,180
34	ACT Score	20
90 %	Graduation Rate	32 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
94 %	Retention Rate	77 %
1,431	Student Population	1,884
183	Number of Faculties	125
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services