Penn State Lehigh Valley vs Lehigh University

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Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and Lehigh University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Lehigh University has more expensive tuition & fees ($62,180) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Lehigh University than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Lehigh University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,220).
Lehigh University has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Lehigh University has more students with 7,394 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Lehigh University has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Lehigh University has more full-time faculties with 552 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 Lehigh University.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Lehigh University
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Bethlehem, 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	$62,180
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	55%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$44,678

94.21 %	Acceptance Rates	29.26 %
16.26 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.41 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,430
23	ACT Score	32
12 %	Graduation Rate	91 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	91 %
888	Student Population	7,394
43	Number of Faculties	552
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), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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