St John's vs. Penn State Lehigh Valley

St John's University New York vs. Penn State Lehigh Valley comparison

	St John's University New York	Penn State Lehigh Valley	College 3	College 4
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Overview	St John's	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Location	Queens, NY	Center Valley, PA
Setting	Large City	Large Suburban
Enrollment	19,691	954
Type	Private 4 Year	Public 4 Year
National Ranking	#388
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	stjohns.edu	psu.edu
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Comparable Facts

• St John's University New York is larger than than Penn State Lehigh Valley based on total student enrollment (19,691 students vs. 954 students)

St John's vs. Penn State Lehigh Valley Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, St John's or Penn State Lehigh Valley?

• St John's University New York is 231.6% more expensive to attend than Penn State Lehigh Valley for in-state tuition ($48,500.00 vs. $14,624.00)
• Out of state tuition is 97.5% higher at St John's than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($48,500.00 vs. $24,562.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Penn State Lehigh Valley than St John's ($19,070 vs. $28,206)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Penn State Lehigh Valley are 48.2% lower than costs at St John's University New York ($13,448 vs. $19,926)
• More students receive financial grant aid at St John's University New York than Penn State Lehigh Valley (100% vs. 71%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by St John's University New York students is 316.5% larger than aid received Penn State Lehigh Valley ($33,773 vs. $8,108)

St John's vs. Penn State Lehigh Valley Admissions Difficulty Comparison

Which college is harder to get into, St John's or Penn State Lehigh Valley? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Penn State Lehigh Valley or St John's .

• The average SAT score at St John's University New York (1080) is 61 points higher than at Penn State Lehigh Valley (1019)
• Incoming St John's students have a 2 point higher average ACT score (25) than students at Penn State Lehigh Valley (23)
• Accepted freshman St John's students have a 0.08 point higher average high school GPA (3.5) than students at Penn State Lehigh Valley (3.42)
• Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher acceptance rate (94.2%) than St John's (79.7%)

St John's vs. Penn State Lehigh Valley Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, St John's or Penn State Lehigh Valley? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between Penn State Lehigh Valley and St John's.

• The graduation rate at St John's is higher than Penn State Lehigh Valley (58% vs. 47%)
• Graduates from St John's University New York earn on average $6,100 more per year than Penn State Lehigh Valley graduates after ten years. ($61,400 vs. $55,300)
• St John's University New York students graduate with a $818 lower median federal student loan debt than Penn State Lehigh Valley graduates. ($26,000 vs. $26,818)
• St John's graduates are paying $9 less per month on federal student loans than Penn State Lehigh Valley graduates. ($268 vs. $277)
• More Penn State Lehigh Valley graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former St John's students, three years after graduation. (69% vs. 65%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/