Penn State Lehigh Valley vs DeSales University

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Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and DeSales University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
DeSales University has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,800) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to DeSales University than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than DeSales University (1,190).
DeSales University has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
DeSales University has more students with 2,991 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
DeSales University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
DeSales University has more full-time faculties with 133 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 DeSales University.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	DeSales University
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, 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	$44,800
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	87%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,311

94.21 %	Acceptance Rates	78.58 %
16.26 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.54 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,190
23	ACT Score	27
12 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
79 %	Retention Rate	78 %
888	Student Population	2,991
43	Number of Faculties	133
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, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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