Penn State Lehigh Valley vs WCU

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 WCU ($22,511).
It is harder to admit to WCU than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than WCU (1,180).
WCU has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
WCU has more students with 17,275 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 WCU's ratio is 20 to 1.
WCU has more full-time faculties with 675 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	WCU
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	West Chester, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
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	In-State$10,686 Out-Of-State$22,511
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	53%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,802

94.21 %	Acceptance Rates	79.20 %
16.26 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.67 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,180
23	ACT Score	26
12 %	Graduation Rate	71 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
79 %	Retention Rate	82 %
888	Student Population	17,275
43	Number of Faculties	675
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 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

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