SU vs Penn State Lehigh Valley

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 SU ($15,648).
It is harder to admit to SU than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,090) than SU (1,090).
SU has more students with 5,162 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 SU's ratio is 17 to 1.
SU has more full-time faculties with 279 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

SU	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification
In-State$13,394 Out-Of-State$15,648	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
76%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$7,673	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

86.00 %	Acceptance Rates	93.99 %
20.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
1,090	SAT Score	1,220
-	ACT Score	23
50 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
31 %	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
69 %	Retention Rate	79 %
5,162	Student Population	888
279	Number of Faculties	43
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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