Lycoming College vs Haverford College

Lycoming College and Haverford College, both esteemed institutions of higher learning, offer distinct educational experiences. Lycoming, a private liberal arts college in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, boasts a 90% acceptance rate, while Haverford, a private liberal arts college in Haverford, Pennsylvania, has a more selective admissions process with a 32% acceptance rate. Lycoming's student body is more diverse, with 20% of students identifying as racial or ethnic minorities compared to Haverford's 40%. Both colleges offer a range of popular majors, including Business, Psychology, and Biology, but Haverford has a stronger focus on the liberal arts and sciences. With a four-year graduation rate of 68% and a six-year graduation rate of 80%, Lycoming's students tend to complete their degrees within the traditional timeframe, while Haverford's four-year graduation rate of 88% and six-year graduation rate of 9

	Haverford College	Lycoming College
Overview
Location	Haverford, Pennsylvania	Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	94.0%	74.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation		Methodism

Admission
Acceptance rate	17.8%	74.7%
Application fees	$65
SAT range	1420 - 1540	1080 - 1250
ACT range	33 - 35	23 - 27
Students submitting SAT score	38.0%	37.0%
Students submitting ACT score	21.0%	6.0%
Total number of applicants	5,332	2,791
Total number of admissions given out	951	2,086
Admitted students who chose to enroll	411	318
Yield rate	43.2%	15.2%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$81,570	$61,230
Average net price	$24,462	$19,508
Tuition	$60,442	$43,232
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $10,320 Meal plan: $6,980	Room/dormitory: $7,022 Meal plan: $6,750
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	45.0% Average amount $53,518	100.0% Average amount $38,533
Students receiving federal student loan	15.0% Average amount $4,885	80.0% Average amount $5,456
Students taking out private loans	3.0% Average amount $26,584	17.0% Average amount $14,479

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,420 Men 46.3% Women 53.7%	1,089 Men 45.1% Women 54.9%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	41.5%
International students	10.6%	3.7%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	1,424	1,073
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	Pennsylvania New Jersey Maryland New York Texas

Academics
Popular study areas	Social Sciences Physical Science Computer and Information Science Foreign Languages and Literatures Mathematics and Statistics	Biological and Biomedical Sciences Business Social Sciences Physical Science Visual & Performing Arts
Students to faculty ratio	8:1	11:1
Institutional accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	90.1%	66.9%
Dropout rate	2.9%	8.9%
Transferred out	6.4%	24.2%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	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	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,606 Year 2: $41,937 Year 3: $52,184 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,269 Year 2: $29,956 Year 3: $42,355 Criminology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,886 Year 2: $33,518 Year 3: $39,565 Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,284 Year 3: $36,306 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,385 Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: $36,164 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,802 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $31,641 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,783 Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: N/A English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $24,421 Year 3: N/A Classical and Ancient Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $17,950 Year 3: N/A Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: N/A

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