Academic Comparison between Penn State Lehigh Valley and Bucknell

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley and Bucknell University are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Penn State Lehigh Valley is a four-year, public school located in Center Valley, PA and Bucknell is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Lewisburg, PA.

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and Bucknell is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Bucknell has more expensive tuition & fees ($67,812) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,392).
It is harder to admit to Bucknell than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Bucknell has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,210).
Bucknell has more students with 3,969 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 867 students.
Bucknell has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Bucknell has more full-time faculties with 398 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 44 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Bucknell University
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,208 Out-Of-State$25,392	2025 Tuition & Fees	$67,812
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	60%
$8,725	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$43,902

97.37 %	Acceptance Rates	28.93 %
14.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	30.11 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,400
-	ACT Score	32
18 %	Graduation Rate	86 %
43 %	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
83 %	Retention Rate	94 %
867	Student Population	3,969
44	Number of Faculties	398
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services