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Penn State Lehigh Valley was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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Pennsylvania State University - Lehigh Valley has an acceptance rate of 94%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Penn State Lehigh Valley.
About 29% of students accepted to Penn State Lehigh Valley submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 640. Math scores were between 560 and 650.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Pennsylvania State University - Lehigh Valley is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Pennsylvania State University - Lehigh Valley is 56%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 79% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Pennsylvania State University - Lehigh Valley enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 7% for first-time, full-time students at Penn State Lehigh Valley, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,317 | $13,727 | $19,297 | $24,405 | $25,100 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Penn State Lehigh Valley, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Penn State Lehigh Valley, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $6,357 a year. That adds up to $25,428 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Penn State Lehigh Valley are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2809 Saucon Valley Road, Center Valley, PA 18034-8447 |
| Phone: | 610-285-5000 |
| Website: | https://lehighvalley.psu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pages/Penn-State-Lehigh-Valley/317755858267663 |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/Psulehighvalley |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 30 | NA |
| General Psychology | 20 | NA |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) | 16 | NA |
| Business/Corporate Communications | 13 | NA |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 13 | NA |
| Information Science | 12 | NA |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 12 | NA |
| Management Information Systems | 11 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 8 | NA |
| Hospitality Management | 1 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 520 students took at least one online class at Pennsylvania State University - Lehigh Valley. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 520 | 26 |
| 2018-2019 | 449 | 28 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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