Penn State Lehigh Valley vs UPenn

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Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and UPenn is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UPenn has more expensive tuition & fees ($66,104) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to UPenn than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
UPenn has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,220).
UPenn has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
UPenn has more students with 28,201 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
UPenn has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
UPenn has more full-time faculties with 2,248 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 University of Pennsylvania.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	UPenn
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 (very high research activity)
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	$66,104
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	51%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$47,776

94.21 %	Acceptance Rates	5.87 %
16.26 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	69.25 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,540
23	ACT Score	35
12 %	Graduation Rate	96 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	98 %
888	Student Population	28,201
43	Number of Faculties	2,248
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 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, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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