Academic Comparison between Haverford and Penn State Harrisburg

Haverford College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg is a four-year, public school located in Middletown, 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 Harrisburg is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Haverford has more expensive tuition & fees ($70,398) than Penn State Harrisburg ($26,958).
It is harder to admit to Haverford than Penn State Harrisburg.
Haverford has a higher submitted SAT score (1,510) than Penn State Harrisburg (1,220).
Haverford has higher submitted ACT score (34) than Penn State Harrisburg (27).
Penn State Harrisburg has more students with 4,478 students while Haverford has 1,431 students.
Haverford has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Harrisburg's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State Harrisburg has more full-time faculties with 246 faculties while Haverford has 183 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Haverford College	vs.	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Haverford, Pennsylvania	Location	Middletown, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor'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	63%
$65,270	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,737

12.37 %	Acceptance Rates	97.60 %
42.62 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.24 %
1,510	SAT Score	1,220
34	ACT Score	27
90 %	Graduation Rate	26 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
94 %	Retention Rate	82 %
1,431	Student Population	4,478
183	Number of Faculties	246
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 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