Penn State Behrend vs Lehigh University

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Penn State Behrend 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 Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Lehigh University than Penn State Behrend.
Lehigh University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
Lehigh University has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Lehigh University has more students with 7,394 students while Penn State Behrend has 3,295 students.
Lehigh University has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Lehigh University has more full-time faculties with 552 faculties while Penn State Behrend has 286 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Lehigh University
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master'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
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	55%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$44,678

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	29.26 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.41 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,430
26	ACT Score	32
42 %	Graduation Rate	91 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	91 %
3,295	Student Population	7,394
286	Number of Faculties	552
12 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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