DeSales University vs Penn State Lehigh Valley

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DeSales University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public school and both are four-years schools.
DeSales University has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,800) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to DeSales University than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,190) than DeSales University (1,190).
DeSales University has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
DeSales University has more students with 2,991 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
DeSales University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
DeSales University has more full-time faculties with 133 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

DeSales University	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Center Valley, 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
$44,800	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
90%	% Receiving Financial Aid	71%
$25,046	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,939

78.58 %	Acceptance Rates	94.21 %
15.54 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.26 %
1,190	SAT Score	1,220
27	ACT Score	23
71 %	Graduation Rate	17 %
20 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
78 %	Retention Rate	79 %
2,991	Student Population	888
133	Number of Faculties	43
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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