Academic Comparison between Penn State Lehigh Valley and Wilkes

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley and Wilkes 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 Wilkes is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Wilkes-Barre, 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 Wilkes is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Wilkes has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,496) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,392).
It is harder to admit to Wilkes than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Wilkes (1,120).
Wilkes has more students with 5,381 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 867 students.
Wilkes has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Wilkes has more full-time faculties with 162 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.	Wilkes University
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Wilkes-Barre, 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	$43,496
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$8,725	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,309

97.37 %	Acceptance Rates	90.64 %
14.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.32 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,120
-	ACT Score	27
18 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
43 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
83 %	Retention Rate	72 %
867	Student Population	5,381
44	Number of Faculties	162
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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