Penn State Lehigh Valley vs Clarks Summit University

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Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and Clarks Summit University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Clarks Summit University has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,400) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Clarks Summit University than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has more students with 888 students while Clarks Summit University has 552 students.
Clarks Summit University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 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 Clarks Summit University has 31 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Clarks Summit University
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,400
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,430

93.99 %	Acceptance Rates	90.10 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	36.26 %
1,220	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	-
12 %	Graduation Rate	64 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
79 %	Retention Rate	66 %
888	Student Population	552
43	Number of Faculties	31
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 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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