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Rankings across 8 publishers plus admissions, cost, debt and outcome data for York College of Pennsylvania, Elizabethtown College, Husson University. Every figure is sourced and dated.
| Metric | York CollegeYork, PA | ElizabethtownElizabethtown, PA | Husson UniversityBangor, ME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance rate | 73.7% | 77.9% | 81.0% |
| SAT middle 50% | 1020–1270 | 1105–1310 | 1065–1275 |
| Average net price | $18,55628.1% on Pell grants | $26,59820.8% on Pell grants | $21,00538.8% on Pell grants |
| Published tuition & fees | $25,588Most recent reported academic year, College Scorecard June 2026 release | $37,950Most recent reported academic year, College Scorecard June 2026 release | $23,304Most recent reported academic year, College Scorecard June 2026 release |
| 6-year graduation rate | 64.1% | 76.2% | 59.4% |
| First-year retention | 78.2% | 83.7% | 75.3% |
| Undergraduates on Pell grants | 28.1% | 20.8% | 38.8% |
| Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $61,012 | $62,399 | $45,025 |
| Median federal debt at graduation | $26,000 | $27,000 | $27,000 |
| Student-faculty ratio | 13:1 | 12:1 | 17:1 |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 3,265 | 1,868 | 2,618 |
| Consensus percentile | 56Lower is better | 56Lower is better | 56Lower is better |
| Methodology sensitivity | 41 ptsHow far published lists disagree, in percentile points | 70 ptsHow far published lists disagree, in percentile points | 54 ptsHow far published lists disagree, in percentile points |
Highlighted cells mark the most favourable value in that row where a direction is meaningful. No highlight appears for metrics like enrollment or SAT range, where “better” depends entirely on what you want.
“Not ranked by this source” means that publisher’s list does not include the school — not missing data and not a poor rank.
| Source | York College | Elizabethtown | Husson University |
|---|---|---|---|
| US News | #84 of 170Regional univ. (North)Regional Universities (North) · 2026 | #44 of 170Regional univ. (North)Regional Universities (North) · 2026 | #329 of 436National universitiesNational Universities · 2026 |
| Forbes | Not ranked by this source | #479 of 500Top colleges (Forbes)America's Top Colleges · 2026 | Not ranked by this source |
| Washington Monthly | #1196 of 1,504Tuition & tax value (WM)Best Colleges for Your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars · 2026 | #1008 of 1,504Tuition & tax value (WM)Best Colleges for Your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars · 2026 | #1066 of 1,504Tuition & tax value (WM)Best Colleges for Your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars · 2026 |
| WSJ | Not ranked by this source | #211 of 500U.S. colleges (WSJ)Best Colleges in the U.S. · 2026 | Not ranked by this source |
| Niche | #1010 of 2,605Overall (Niche)Best Colleges (Overall) · 2026 | #1279 of 2,605Overall (Niche)Best Colleges (Overall) · 2026 | #569 of 2,605Overall (Niche)Best Colleges (Overall) · 2026 |
| Money | Listed | Listed | Listed |
| Princeton Review | Not ranked by this source | Not ranked by this source | Not ranked by this source |
| QS | Not ranked by this source | Not ranked by this source | Not ranked by this source |
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