Penn State Lehigh Valley vs CMU

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 Lehigh Valley is a public and CMU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
CMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,274) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to CMU than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
CMU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,220).
CMU has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
CMU has more students with 16,002 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
CMU has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
CMU has more full-time faculties with 1,286 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	CMU
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	$63,274
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	48%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$40,660

93.99 %	Acceptance Rates	11.00 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	44.01 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,540
23	ACT Score	35
12 %	Graduation Rate	91 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	97 %
888	Student Population	16,002
43	Number of Faculties	1,286
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	5 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	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

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