Lafayette College vs Penn State Lehigh Valley

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Lafayette College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Lafayette College has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,824) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Lafayette College than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Lafayette College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,410) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,220).
Lafayette College has higher submitted ACT score (32) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Lafayette College has more students with 2,729 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Lafayette College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Lafayette College has more full-time faculties with 251 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

Lafayette College	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Easton, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification
$61,824	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$25,351	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

31.47 %	Acceptance Rates	94.21 %
22.43 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.26 %
1,410	SAT Score	1,220
32	ACT Score	23
89 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
90 %	Retention Rate	79 %
2,729	Student Population	888
251	Number of Faculties	43
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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