PA College 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.

PA College is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public school and both are four-years schools.
PA College has more expensive tuition & fees ($31,866) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to PA College than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
PA College has more students with 1,775 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
PA College has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
PA College has more full-time faculties with 71 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

PA College	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Lancaster, 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
Other health professions school	Carnegie Classification
$31,866	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
75%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$7,739	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

43.90 %	Acceptance Rates	93.99 %
46.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,220
-	ACT Score	23
58 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
72 %	Retention Rate	79 %
1,775	Student Population	888
71	Number of Faculties	43
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	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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