Penn State Lehigh Valley vs Chatham University

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Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and Chatham University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Chatham University has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,810) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Chatham University than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Chatham University (1,190).
Chatham University has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Chatham University has more students with 2,387 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Chatham University has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Chatham University has more full-time faculties with 131 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 Chatham University.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Chatham University
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	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	$43,810
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	70%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$26,919

93.99 %	Acceptance Rates	69.99 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.00 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,190
23	ACT Score	26
12 %	Graduation Rate	68 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
79 %	Retention Rate	80 %
888	Student Population	2,387
43	Number of Faculties	131
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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