Academic Comparison between Swat and Penn State Lehigh Valley

Swarthmore College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Swat is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Swarthmore, PA and Penn State Lehigh Valley is a four-year, public school located in Center Valley, PA.

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Swat is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Swat has more expensive tuition & fees ($65,494) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,392).
It is harder to admit to Swat than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Swat has a higher submitted SAT score (1,540) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,210).
Swat has more students with 1,623 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 867 students.
Swat has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Swat has more full-time faculties with 256 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 44 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Swarthmore College	vs.	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification
$65,494	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,208 Out-Of-State$25,392
58%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$59,928	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,725

7.46 %	Acceptance Rates	97.37 %
43.79 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.00 %
1,540	SAT Score	1,210
34	ACT Score	-
92 %	Graduation Rate	18 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	43 %
94 %	Retention Rate	83 %
1,623	Student Population	867
256	Number of Faculties	44
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services