Wilkes University vs Penn State Lehigh Valley

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Wilkes University is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Wilkes University has more expensive tuition & fees ($42,286) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Wilkes University than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,135) than Wilkes University (1,135).
Penn State Lehigh Valley has higher submitted ACT score (22) than Wilkes University (22).
Wilkes University has more students with 5,207 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Wilkes University has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Wilkes University has more full-time faculties with 176 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

Wilkes University	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Wilkes-Barre, 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
$42,286	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
88%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$25,197	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

91.46 %	Acceptance Rates	94.21 %
8.75 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.26 %
1,135	SAT Score	1,220
22	ACT Score	23
59 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
71 %	Retention Rate	79 %
5,207	Student Population	888
176	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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