CMU vs Penn State Lehigh Valley

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CMU is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,274) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to CMU than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
CMU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,540) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,220).
CMU has higher submitted ACT score (35) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
CMU has more students with 16,002 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
CMU has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
CMU has more full-time faculties with 1,286 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Carnegie Mellon University and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley.

CMU	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification
$63,274	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$40,660	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

11.00 %	Acceptance Rates	93.99 %
44.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
1,540	SAT Score	1,220
35	ACT Score	23
91 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
97 %	Retention Rate	79 %
16,002	Student Population	888
1,286	Number of Faculties	43
5 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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