Penn State Lehigh Valley vs LRC

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and LRC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
LRC has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,120) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to LRC than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than LRC (1,140).
LRC has more students with 2,068 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
LRC has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
LRC has more full-time faculties with 65 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 La Roche University.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	LRC
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	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	$33,120
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$17,197

94.21 %	Acceptance Rates	77.61 %
16.26 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.74 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,140
23	ACT Score	-
12 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
79 %	Retention Rate	67 %
888	Student Population	2,068
43	Number of Faculties	65
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, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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