Penn State Lehigh Valley vs Penn State World Campus

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 Lehigh Valley has more expensive tuition & fees ($25,118) than Penn State World Campus ($15,204).
It is harder to admit to Penn State World Campus than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Both Penn State Lehigh Valley and Penn State World Campus have the same submitted SAT scores (1,220).
Penn State Lehigh Valley has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State World Campus (22).
Penn State World Campus has more students with 13,979 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 World Campus's ratio is 16 to 1.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has more full-time faculties with 43 faculties while Penn State World Campus has 2 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania State University-World Campus.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Penn State World Campus
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
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,204 Out-Of-State$15,204
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	59%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,801

94.21 %	Acceptance Rates	80.27 %
16.26 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	47.32 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,220
23	ACT Score	22
12 %	Graduation Rate	36 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	75 %
888	Student Population	13,979
43	Number of Faculties	2
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 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, Employment services

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