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DeSales University vs Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley

Center Valley, PA · Center Valley, PA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • DeSales University: enrollment shrank -15.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -23 students/yr fitted, r² 0.46.
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley: enrollment ranged 0–902 (2013–2023, 9 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • DeSales University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.10).
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley: acceptance rate eased +10.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.79).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: DeSales University vs Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI DeSales University leads on 150%-time completion (71.7% vs 17.6% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley leads on in-state tuition ($15,208 vs $46,800 at DeSales University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley leads on out-of-state tuition ($25,392 vs $46,800 at DeSales University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between DeSales University and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley?▼
DeSales University leads on 150%-time completion at 71.7% versus 17.6% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between DeSales University and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley leads on in-state tuition at $15,208 versus $46,800 at DeSales University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between DeSales University and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley leads on out-of-state tuition at $25,392 versus $46,800 at DeSales University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025