Penn State Wilkes-Barre vs Penn State Lehigh Valley

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has more expensive tuition & fees ($25,118) than Penn State Wilkes-Barre ($23,750).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Lehigh Valley than Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,145) than Penn State Wilkes-Barre (1,145).
Penn State Lehigh Valley has more students with 888 students while Penn State Wilkes-Barre has 368 students.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has more full-time faculties with 43 faculties while Penn State Wilkes-Barre has 33 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Dallas, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification
In-State$14,258 Out-Of-State$23,750	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$10,982	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

95.00 %	Acceptance Rates	93.99 %
14.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
1,145	SAT Score	1,220
-	ACT Score	23
20 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
41 %	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
86 %	Retention Rate	79 %
368	Student Population	888
33	Number of Faculties	43
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 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
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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