Penn State Harrisburg vs Penn State Lehigh Valley

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Harrisburg (1,210).
Penn State Harrisburg has higher submitted ACT score (28) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Penn State Harrisburg has more students with 4,572 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Penn State Harrisburg has more full-time faculties with 240 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Harrisburg	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Middletown, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor'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
70%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$10,114	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

96.39 %	Acceptance Rates	94.21 %
12.19 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.26 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,220
28	ACT Score	23
24 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
45 %	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
80 %	Retention Rate	79 %
4,572	Student Population	888
240	Number of Faculties	43
14 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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