Doane University vs Haverford College

Doane University and Haverford College, two distinct institutions of higher learning, offer unique educational experiences to their students. Doane University, a private university in Crete, Nebraska, boasts a 90% acceptance rate, making it a more accessible option for students. Haverford College, a private liberal arts college in Haverford, Pennsylvania, has a highly selective admissions process, with an acceptance rate of only 13%. Doane University's popular majors include Business, Education, and Health Professions, while Haverford College's strengths lie in the Social Sciences, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, and Humanities. Doane University's student body is predominantly White (79%), while Haverford College's student body is more diverse, with 48% White, 17% Asian, 11% Hispanic/Latino, and 10% Black or African American students. Both institutions boast impressive graduation rates, with Doane University's rate at 56% and

	Doane University	Haverford College
Overview
Location	Crete, Nebraska	Haverford, Pennsylvania
Campus setting	Town: Distant	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	66.0%	94.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	77.2%	17.8%
Application fees	$68	$65
SAT range	N/A	1420 - 1540
ACT range	N/A	33 - 35
Students submitting SAT score		38.0%
Students submitting ACT score		21.0%
Total number of applicants	1,763	5,332
Total number of admissions given out	1,361	951
Admitted students who chose to enroll	237	411
Yield rate	17.4%	43.2%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required
High school transcript	Required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$53,910	$81,570
Average net price	$23,667	$24,462
Tuition	$37,080	$60,442
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $5,000 Meal plan: $5,300	Room/dormitory: $10,320 Meal plan: $6,980
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $28,503	45.0% Average amount $53,518
Students receiving federal student loan	94.0% Average amount $5,399	15.0% Average amount $4,885
Students taking out private loans	10.0% Average amount $13,738	3.0% Average amount $26,584

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,105 Men 54.1% Women 45.9%	1,420 Men 46.3% Women 53.7%
Graduate students	955 Men 24.3% Women 75.7%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	36.8%	N/A
International students	1.8%	10.6%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	730	1,424
First year students are required to live on campus?	Yes	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Nebraska Texas Colorado California Kansas	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Education Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Visual & Performing Arts Psychology	Social Sciences Physical Science Computer and Information Science Foreign Languages and Literatures Mathematics and Statistics
Students to faculty ratio	10:1	8:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	58.8%	90.1%
Dropout rate	9.1%	2.9%
Transferred out	31.8%	6.4%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $61,020 Year 3: $63,706 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $58,221 Year 3: $62,377 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,603 Year 2: $57,072 Year 3: $61,117 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,127 Year 2: $50,022 Year 3: $55,251 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,324 Year 2: $44,077 Year 3: $48,840 Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $47,865 Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $47,916 Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,611 Year 2: $34,348 Year 3: $42,976 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $41,086 Year 2: $35,772 Year 3: $38,358 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $37,633 Human Services, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,370 Year 2: $31,314 Year 3: $34,541	Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,410 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,952 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,876 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,162 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A

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