Penn State Lehigh Valley vs Muhlenberg College

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Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and Muhlenberg College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Muhlenberg College has more expensive tuition & fees ($60,240) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Muhlenberg College than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Muhlenberg College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,220).
Muhlenberg College has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Muhlenberg College has more students with 1,959 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Muhlenberg College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Muhlenberg College has more full-time faculties with 183 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 Muhlenberg College.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Muhlenberg College
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Allentown, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	$60,240
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	91%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$34,766

93.99 %	Acceptance Rates	64.01 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.98 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,310
23	ACT Score	30
12 %	Graduation Rate	82 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	12 %
79 %	Retention Rate	91 %
888	Student Population	1,959
43	Number of Faculties	183
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), 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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