Penn State Lehigh Valley vs Swat

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

Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and Swat is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Swat has more expensive tuition & fees ($62,412) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Swat than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Swat has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,220).
Swat has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Swat has more students with 1,625 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Swat has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Swat has more full-time faculties with 226 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 Swarthmore College.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Swat
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	$62,412
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	59%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$51,095

93.99 %	Acceptance Rates	7.00 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	42.00 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,530
23	ACT Score	34
12 %	Graduation Rate	93 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	96 %
888	Student Population	1,625
43	Number of Faculties	226
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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