Penn State Lehigh Valley vs Villanova University

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Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and Villanova University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Villanova University has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,701) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Villanova University than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Villanova University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,220).
Villanova University has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Villanova University has more students with 10,383 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Villanova University has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Villanova University has more full-time faculties with 720 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 Villanova University.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Villanova University
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Villanova, 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	$64,701
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	50%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$38,902

94.21 %	Acceptance Rates	25.12 %
16.26 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	29.95 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,460
23	ACT Score	33
12 %	Graduation Rate	90 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
79 %	Retention Rate	96 %
888	Student Population	10,383
43	Number of Faculties	720
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 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

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