Pitt vs Penn State Lehigh Valley

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Pitt has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,890) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Pitt than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Pitt has a higher submitted SAT score (1,360) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,220).
Pitt has higher submitted ACT score (31) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Pitt has more students with 33,767 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Pitt has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Pitt has more full-time faculties with 4,261 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

Pitt	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification
In-State$21,524 Out-Of-State$39,890	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
66%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$11,497	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

50.00 %	Acceptance Rates	93.99 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
1,360	SAT Score	1,220
31	ACT Score	23
83 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
11 %	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
93 %	Retention Rate	79 %
33,767	Student Population	888
4,261	Number of Faculties	43
13 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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