LVC vs Penn State Behrend

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

LVC is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Behrend is a public school and both are four-years schools.
LVC has more expensive tuition & fees ($50,320) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to LVC than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,190) than LVC (1,190).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while LVC has 2,080 students.
LVC has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while LVC has 123 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Lebanon Valley College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College.

LVC	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Annville, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (smaller programs)	Carnegie Classification
$50,320	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
93%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$32,765	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

74.99 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
19.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.99 %
1,190	SAT Score	1,210
-	ACT Score	26
68 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
89 %	Retention Rate	82 %
2,080	Student Population	3,295
123	Number of Faculties	286
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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