Messiah University vs Penn State Lehigh Valley

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Messiah University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Messiah University has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,640) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Messiah University than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Messiah University (1,210).
Messiah University has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Messiah University has more students with 3,231 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Messiah University has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Messiah University has more full-time faculties with 195 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

Messiah University	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Mechanicsburg, 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 (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification
$40,640	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
95%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$26,414	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

78.48 %	Acceptance Rates	94.21 %
31.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.26 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,220
26	ACT Score	23
78 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
16 %	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
86 %	Retention Rate	79 %
3,231	Student Population	888
195	Number of Faculties	43
13 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	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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