Academic Comparison between Penn State Lehigh Valley and Lehigh

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley and Lehigh 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 Lehigh is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Bethlehem, 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 Lehigh is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Lehigh has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,980) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,392).
It is harder to admit to Lehigh than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Lehigh has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,210).
Lehigh has more students with 7,692 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 867 students.
Lehigh has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Lehigh has more full-time faculties with 577 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.	Lehigh University
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$15,208 Out-Of-State$25,392	2025 Tuition & Fees	$64,980
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	57%
$8,725	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$47,917

97.37 %	Acceptance Rates	25.93 %
14.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.38 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,440
-	ACT Score	32
18 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
43 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
83 %	Retention Rate	94 %
867	Student Population	7,692
44	Number of Faculties	577
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 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, On-campus daycare