Penn State Lehigh Valley vs SU

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 SU ($15,648).
It is harder to admit to SU than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than SU (1,090).
SU has more students with 5,162 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 SU's ratio is 17 to 1.
SU has more full-time faculties with 279 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	SU
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,394 Out-Of-State$15,648
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	76%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,673

93.99 %	Acceptance Rates	86.00 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.00 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,090
23	ACT Score	-
12 %	Graduation Rate	50 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	31 %
79 %	Retention Rate	69 %
888	Student Population	5,162
43	Number of Faculties	279
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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