Academic Comparison between Ursinus and Penn State Lehigh Valley

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

Ursinus is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public 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 (1,305) 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

Ursinus College	vs.	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley
Collegeville, 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
$61,061	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,208 Out-Of-State$25,392
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$42,899	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,725

91.77 %	Acceptance Rates	97.37 %
12.47 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.00 %
1,305	SAT Score	1,210
29	ACT Score	-
73 %	Graduation Rate	18 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	43 %
87 %	Retention Rate	83 %
1,502	Student Population	867
137	Number of Faculties	44
10 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