Penn State Lehigh Valley vs Penn State

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,188) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Penn State than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,220).
Penn State has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Penn State has more students with 50,028 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while Penn State's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State has more full-time faculties with 2,994 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 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Penn State
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	University Park, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,574

94.21 %	Acceptance Rates	54.22 %
16.26 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.40 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,310
23	ACT Score	29
12 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
79 %	Retention Rate	91 %
888	Student Population	50,028
43	Number of Faculties	2,994
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 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

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