Penn State Lehigh Valley vs PAFA

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Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and PAFA is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
PAFA has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,600) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to PAFA than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has more students with 888 students while PAFA has 172 students.
PAFA has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has more full-time faculties with 43 faculties while PAFA has 19 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	PAFA
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	$44,600
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,119

93.99 %	Acceptance Rates	88.02 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.24 %
1,220	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	-
12 %	Graduation Rate	50 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	36 %
79 %	Retention Rate	80 %
888	Student Population	172
43	Number of Faculties	19
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	5 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service

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