Academic Comparison between Penn State Beaver and Haverford

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

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

Penn State Beaver is a public and Haverford is a private (not-for-profit) 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 (1,200) than Penn State Beaver (1,200).
Haverford has higher submitted ACT score (27) 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

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

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