LVC 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.

LVC is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public school and both are four-years schools.
LVC has more expensive tuition & fees ($50,320) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to LVC than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,190) than LVC (1,190).
LVC has more students with 2,080 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
LVC has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
LVC has more full-time faculties with 123 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

LVC	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Annville, 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
$50,320	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
93%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$32,765	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

74.53 %	Acceptance Rates	94.21 %
19.66 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.26 %
1,190	SAT Score	1,220
-	ACT Score	23
68 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
89 %	Retention Rate	79 %
2,080	Student Population	888
123	Number of Faculties	43
11 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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