Penn State Lehigh Valley vs Messiah University

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Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and Messiah University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Messiah University has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,640) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Messiah University than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Messiah University (1,210).
Messiah University has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Messiah University has more students with 3,231 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Messiah University has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Messiah University has more full-time faculties with 195 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 Messiah University.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Messiah University
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Mechanicsburg, 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 (larger programs)
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	$40,640
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$26,414

93.99 %	Acceptance Rates	78.02 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.00 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,210
23	ACT Score	26
12 %	Graduation Rate	78 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	16 %
79 %	Retention Rate	86 %
888	Student Population	3,231
43	Number of Faculties	195
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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

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