Penn State Behrend vs Penn State Lehigh Valley

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Behrend has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Lehigh Valley than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Behrend (1,210).
Penn State Behrend has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Penn State Behrend has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	93.99 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,220
26	ACT Score	23
42 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
82 %	Retention Rate	79 %
3,295	Student Population	888
286	Number of Faculties	43
12 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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