Penn State Lehigh Valley vs Allegheny College

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Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and Allegheny College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Allegheny College has more expensive tuition & fees ($54,960) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Allegheny College than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Allegheny College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,220).
Allegheny College has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Allegheny College has more students with 1,353 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Allegheny College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Allegheny College has more full-time faculties with 158 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Allegheny College
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Meadville, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	$54,960
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$42,099

94.21 %	Acceptance Rates	58.53 %
16.26 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.58 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,250
23	ACT Score	29
12 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	79 %
888	Student Population	1,353
43	Number of Faculties	158
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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