Penn State Lehigh Valley vs Thomas Jefferson University

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Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and Thomas Jefferson University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Thomas Jefferson University has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,533) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Thomas Jefferson University than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Thomas Jefferson University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,220).
Thomas Jefferson University has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Thomas Jefferson University has more students with 8,286 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Thomas Jefferson University has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Thomas Jefferson University has more full-time faculties with 326 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 Thomas Jefferson University.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Thomas Jefferson University
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	$45,533
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,483

94.21 %	Acceptance Rates	86.14 %
16.26 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.94 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,250
23	ACT Score	30
12 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
79 %	Retention Rate	82 %
888	Student Population	8,286
43	Number of Faculties	326
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
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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