Penn State Lehigh Valley vs Misericordia University

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Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and Misericordia University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Misericordia University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,370) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Misericordia University than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Misericordia University has more students with 2,242 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Misericordia University has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Misericordia University has more full-time faculties with 139 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 Misericordia University.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Misericordia University
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Dallas, 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	$38,370
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	70%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,731

93.99 %	Acceptance Rates	85.01 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
1,220	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	-
12 %	Graduation Rate	74 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	80 %
888	Student Population	2,242
43	Number of Faculties	139
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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