Academic Comparison between Penn State Lehigh Valley and Ursinus

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley and Ursinus 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 Ursinus is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Collegeville, 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 Ursinus is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Ursinus has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,061) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,392).
It is harder to admit to Ursinus than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Ursinus has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,210).
Ursinus has more students with 1,502 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 867 students.
Ursinus has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Ursinus has more full-time faculties with 137 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.	Ursinus College
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Collegeville, 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	$61,061
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$8,725	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$42,899

97.37 %	Acceptance Rates	91.77 %
14.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.47 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,305
-	ACT Score	29
18 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
43 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
83 %	Retention Rate	87 %
867	Student Population	1,502
44	Number of Faculties	137
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services