Central Penn vs Penn State Lehigh Valley

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Central Penn is a private (for-profit) and Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has more expensive tuition & fees ($25,118) than Central Penn ($19,404).
It is harder to admit to Central Penn than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Central Penn has more students with 943 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Central Penn has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has more full-time faculties with 43 faculties while Central Penn has 33 full-time faculties.

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

Central Penn	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Summerdale, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification
$19,404	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$6,378	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

25.93 %	Acceptance Rates	94.21 %
61.04 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.26 %
-	SAT Score	1,220
-	ACT Score	23
35 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
75 %	Retention Rate	79 %
943	Student Population	888
33	Number of Faculties	43
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	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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