Penn State Lehigh Valley vs Gettysburg College

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Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and Gettysburg College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Gettysburg College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,230) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Gettysburg College than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Gettysburg College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,220).
Gettysburg College has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Gettysburg College has more students with 2,854 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Gettysburg College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Gettysburg College has more full-time faculties with 224 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 Gettysburg College.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Gettysburg College
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	$64,230
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	93%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$41,523

94.21 %	Acceptance Rates	47.51 %
16.26 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.85 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,350
23	ACT Score	29
12 %	Graduation Rate	81 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
79 %	Retention Rate	89 %
888	Student Population	2,854
43	Number of Faculties	224
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, Placement services

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