Penn State Lehigh Valley vs Duquesne University

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Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and Duquesne University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Duquesne University has more expensive tuition & fees ($47,146) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Duquesne University than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Duquesne University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,220).
Duquesne University has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Duquesne University has more students with 8,107 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Duquesne University has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Duquesne University has more full-time faculties with 478 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 Duquesne University.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Duquesne 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	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	$47,146
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	96%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,716

93.99 %	Acceptance Rates	79.00 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.00 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,250
23	ACT Score	27
12 %	Graduation Rate	77 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	84 %
888	Student Population	8,107
43	Number of Faculties	478
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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, On-campus daycare

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