Academic Comparison between Penn State Lehigh Valley and Dickinson

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley and Dickinson College 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 Dickinson is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Carlisle, 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 Dickinson is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Dickinson has more expensive tuition & fees ($65,650) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,392).
It is harder to admit to Dickinson than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Dickinson has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,210).
Dickinson has more students with 2,314 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 867 students.
Dickinson has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Dickinson has more full-time faculties with 221 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.	Dickinson College
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,208 Out-Of-State$25,392	2025 Tuition & Fees	$65,650
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	93%
$8,725	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$43,964

97.37 %	Acceptance Rates	42.09 %
14.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.15 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,380
-	ACT Score	32
18 %	Graduation Rate	80 %
43 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
83 %	Retention Rate	92 %
867	Student Population	2,314
44	Number of Faculties	221
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare