Swat vs Penn State Lehigh Valley

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Swat is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Swat has more expensive tuition & fees ($62,412) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Swat than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Swat has a higher submitted SAT score (1,530) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,220).
Swat has higher submitted ACT score (34) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Swat has more students with 1,625 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Swat has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Swat has more full-time faculties with 226 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

Swat	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification
$62,412	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
59%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$51,095	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

7.00 %	Acceptance Rates	93.99 %
42.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
1,530	SAT Score	1,220
34	ACT Score	23
93 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
96 %	Retention Rate	79 %
1,625	Student Population	888
226	Number of Faculties	43
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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