LVC vs Penn State Greater Allegheny

Compare two rival schools - Lebanon Valley College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny with tuition and admission information where LVC is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Annville, PA and Penn State Greater Allegheny is a four-years, public located in McKeesport, PA.
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 Greater Allegheny is a public school and both are four-years schools.
  • LVC has more expensive tuition & fees ($50,320) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
  • It is harder to admit to LVC than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
  • LVC has a higher submitted SAT score (1,190) than Penn State Greater Allegheny (1,125).
  • LVC has more students with 2,080 students while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 363 students.
  • Penn State Greater Allegheny has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while LVC's ratio is 11 to 1.
  • LVC has more full-time faculties with 123 faculties while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 36 full-time faculties.
The following table compares the two rival schools - Lebanon Valley College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny.
LVCvs.Penn State Greater Allegheny
Annville, PennsylvaniaLocationMcKeesport, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)School Typefour-years, Public
Doctor's degreeHighest Degree OfferedBachelor's degree
Master's College and University (smaller programs)Carnegie Classification
$50,3202024 Tuition & Fees
In-State$14,380
Out-Of-State$23,872
93%% Receiving Financial Aid82%
$32,765Average Amount of Financial Aid$11,376
74.53 %Acceptance Rates94.66 %
19.66 %Yield (Enrollment Rates)22.55 %
1,190SAT Score1,125
-ACT Score-
68 %Graduation Rate21 %
-Transfer-out Rate34 %
89 %Retention Rate66 %
2,080Student Population363
123Number of Faculties36
11 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher CertificationSpecial Learning OpportunitiesDistance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement servicesOn Campus Student ServicesAcademic/career counseling service, Employment services