Chatham University vs Penn State Lehigh Valley

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Chatham University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Chatham University has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,810) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Chatham University than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,190) than Chatham University (1,190).
Chatham University has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Chatham University has more students with 2,387 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Chatham University has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Chatham University has more full-time faculties with 131 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

Chatham University	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
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification
$43,810	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
70%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$26,919	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

70.11 %	Acceptance Rates	94.21 %
11.36 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.26 %
1,190	SAT Score	1,220
26	ACT Score	23
68 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
80 %	Retention Rate	79 %
2,387	Student Population	888
131	Number of Faculties	43
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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