LRC vs Penn State Lehigh Valley

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

LRC is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public school and both are four-years schools.
LRC has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,120) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to LRC than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than LRC (1,140).
LRC has more students with 2,068 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
LRC has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
LRC has more full-time faculties with 65 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

LRC	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
Master's College and University (smaller programs)	Carnegie Classification
$33,120	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
85%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$17,197	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

77.99 %	Acceptance Rates	93.99 %
11.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,220
-	ACT Score	23
55 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
67 %	Retention Rate	79 %
2,068	Student Population	888
65	Number of Faculties	43
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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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