Academic Comparison between Haverford and Penn State Lehigh Valley

Haverford College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley 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 Lehigh Valley is a four-year, public school located in Center Valley, 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 Lehigh Valley is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Haverford has more expensive tuition & fees ($70,398) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,392).
It is harder to admit to Haverford than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Haverford has a higher submitted SAT score (1,510) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,210).
Haverford has more students with 1,431 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 867 students.
Haverford has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Haverford has more full-time faculties with 183 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 44 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Haverford College	vs.	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley
Haverford, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, 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$15,208 Out-Of-State$25,392
46%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$65,270	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,725

12.37 %	Acceptance Rates	97.37 %
42.62 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.00 %
1,510	SAT Score	1,210
34	ACT Score	-
90 %	Graduation Rate	18 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	43 %
94 %	Retention Rate	83 %
1,431	Student Population	867
183	Number of Faculties	44
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services