Penn State Lehigh Valley vs Wilkes University

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Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and Wilkes University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Wilkes University has more expensive tuition & fees ($42,286) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Wilkes University than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Wilkes University (1,135).
Penn State Lehigh Valley has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Wilkes University (22).
Wilkes University has more students with 5,207 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Wilkes University has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Wilkes University has more full-time faculties with 176 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 Wilkes University.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Wilkes University
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	$42,286
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,197

93.99 %	Acceptance Rates	91.00 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	8.99 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,135
23	ACT Score	22
12 %	Graduation Rate	59 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
79 %	Retention Rate	71 %
888	Student Population	5,207
43	Number of Faculties	176
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), 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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