Point Park University vs Penn State Lehigh Valley

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Point Park University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Point Park University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,160) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Lehigh Valley than Point Park University.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than Point Park University (1,140).
Both Point Park University and Penn State Lehigh Valley have the same submitted ACT scores (23).
Point Park University has more students with 3,288 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Point Park University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Point Park University has more full-time faculties with 144 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

Point Park University	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification
$38,160	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$21,212	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

97.88 %	Acceptance Rates	94.21 %
10.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.26 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,220
23	ACT Score	23
58 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
73 %	Retention Rate	79 %
3,288	Student Population	888
144	Number of Faculties	43
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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