Penn State 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.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,188) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Penn State than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State has a higher submitted SAT score (1,310) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,220).
Penn State has higher submitted ACT score (29) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Penn State has more students with 50,028 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while Penn State's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State has more full-time faculties with 2,994 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
University Park, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification
In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
56%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$11,574	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

54.00 %	Acceptance Rates	93.99 %
19.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
1,310	SAT Score	1,220
29	ACT Score	23
83 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
91 %	Retention Rate	79 %
50,028	Student Population	888
2,994	Number of Faculties	43
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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