Gettysburg College vs Penn State Lehigh Valley

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Gettysburg College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Gettysburg College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,230) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Gettysburg College than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Gettysburg College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,350) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,220).
Gettysburg College has higher submitted ACT score (29) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Gettysburg College has more students with 2,854 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Gettysburg College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Gettysburg College has more full-time faculties with 224 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

Gettysburg College	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Gettysburg, 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
$64,230	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
93%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$41,523	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

47.51 %	Acceptance Rates	94.21 %
17.85 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.26 %
1,350	SAT Score	1,220
29	ACT Score	23
81 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
14 %	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
89 %	Retention Rate	79 %
2,854	Student Population	888
224	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, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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