Academic Comparison between Penn State Lehigh Valley and Point Park

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley and Point Park 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 Point Park is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Pittsburgh, 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 Point Park is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Point Park has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,570) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,392).
It is harder to admit to Point Park than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Point Park has more students with 3,448 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 867 students.
Point Park has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Point Park has more full-time faculties with 129 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.	Point Park University
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$15,208 Out-Of-State$25,392	2025 Tuition & Fees	$39,570
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$8,725	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,746

97.37 %	Acceptance Rates	96.91 %
14.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.18 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
18 %	Graduation Rate	59 %
43 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
83 %	Retention Rate	74 %
867	Student Population	3,448
44	Number of Faculties	129
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services