Penn State Behrend vs LVC

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Penn State Behrend is a public and LVC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
LVC has more expensive tuition & fees ($50,320) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to LVC than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than LVC (1,190).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while LVC has 2,080 students.
LVC has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while LVC has 123 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College and Lebanon Valley College.

Penn State Behrend	vs.	LVC
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Annville, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$50,320
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	93%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$32,765

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	74.53 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.66 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,190
26	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	68 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	89 %
3,295	Student Population	2,080
286	Number of Faculties	123
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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