Penn State Lehigh Valley vs Gwynedd Mercy University

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Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and Gwynedd Mercy University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Gwynedd Mercy University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,995) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Gwynedd Mercy University than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Gwynedd Mercy University (1,110).
Gwynedd Mercy University has more students with 2,091 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Gwynedd Mercy University has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Gwynedd Mercy University has more full-time faculties with 91 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 Gwynedd Mercy University.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Gwynedd Mercy University
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Gwynedd 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	$38,995
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,398

94.21 %	Acceptance Rates	93.61 %
16.26 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.69 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,110
23	ACT Score	-
12 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	76 %
888	Student Population	2,091
43	Number of Faculties	91
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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