Dickinson College vs Penn State Lehigh Valley

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Dickinson College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Dickinson College has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,450) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Dickinson College than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Dickinson College has more students with 2,137 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Dickinson College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Dickinson College has more full-time faculties with 215 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

Dickinson College	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Carlisle, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification
$63,450	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
88%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$40,384	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

43.08 %	Acceptance Rates	94.21 %
16.96 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.26 %
-	SAT Score	1,220
-	ACT Score	23
83 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
89 %	Retention Rate	79 %
2,137	Student Population	888
215	Number of Faculties	43
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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