Academic Comparison between Haverford and Penn State York

Haverford College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York 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 York is a four-year, public school located in York, 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 York is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Haverford has more expensive tuition & fees ($70,398) than Penn State York ($25,392).
It is harder to admit to Haverford than Penn State York.
Haverford has a higher submitted SAT score (1,510) than Penn State York (1,130).
Haverford has higher submitted ACT score (34) than Penn State York (25).
Haverford has more students with 1,431 students while Penn State York has 677 students.
Haverford has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State York's ratio is 14 to 1.
Haverford has more full-time faculties with 183 faculties while Penn State York has 43 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Haverford College	vs.	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York
Haverford, Pennsylvania	Location	York, 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	76%
$65,270	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,575

12.37 %	Acceptance Rates	97.41 %
42.62 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.73 %
1,510	SAT Score	1,130
34	ACT Score	25
90 %	Graduation Rate	16 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	49 %
94 %	Retention Rate	77 %
1,431	Student Population	677
183	Number of Faculties	43
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