Penn State Berks vs Lehigh University

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Penn State Berks is a public and Lehigh University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Lehigh University has more expensive tuition & fees ($62,180) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Lehigh University than Penn State Berks.
Lehigh University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Berks (1,210).
Lehigh University has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Penn State Berks (27).
Lehigh University has more students with 7,394 students while Penn State Berks has 2,077 students.
Lehigh University has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Lehigh University has more full-time faculties with 552 faculties while Penn State Berks has 140 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Berks	vs.	Lehigh University
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$62,180
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	55%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$44,678

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	29.00 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.00 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,430
27	ACT Score	32
33 %	Graduation Rate	91 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	91 %
2,077	Student Population	7,394
140	Number of Faculties	552
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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