PAFA vs Penn State Lehigh Valley

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PAFA is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public school and both are four-years schools.
PAFA has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,600) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to PAFA than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has more students with 888 students while PAFA has 172 students.
PAFA has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has more full-time faculties with 43 faculties while PAFA has 19 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley.

PAFA	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification
$44,600	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$25,119	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	94.21 %
10.71 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.26 %
-	SAT Score	1,220
-	ACT Score	23
50 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
36 %	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
80 %	Retention Rate	79 %
172	Student Population	888
19	Number of Faculties	43
5 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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