Penn State Lehigh Valley vs Central Penn

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Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and Central Penn is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has more expensive tuition & fees ($25,118) than Central Penn ($19,404).
It is harder to admit to Central Penn than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Central Penn has more students with 943 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Central Penn has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has more full-time faculties with 43 faculties while Central Penn has 33 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Central Penn
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Summerdale, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	$19,404
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,378

94.21 %	Acceptance Rates	25.93 %
16.26 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	61.04 %
1,220	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	-
12 %	Graduation Rate	35 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
79 %	Retention Rate	75 %
888	Student Population	943
43	Number of Faculties	33
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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