Penn State Lehigh Valley
Penn State Lehigh Valley at a Glance
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About Penn State Lehigh Valley
According to Wikipedia, Penn State Lehigh Valley is a commonwealth campus of Pennsylvania State University located in Center Valley, outside of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. History In 1912, Penn State opened its first permanent branch school in the attic of an elementary school in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Designed to provide professional training to employees, the Allentown Branch School offered evening courses in engineering. Over the next few decades additional programs were added, including three-year evening programs in engineering, technology, and business administration, as well as continuation school offered one day a week for workers in silk mills and other local factories. Eventually the evening programs were compressed into a one-year daytime program designed to meet the needs of returning World War II veterans.
Penn State Lehigh Valley Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Annual Applications | Acceptance | Retention Rate | Graduation Rate | Median SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,848 | 97% | 83% | 18% | 1225 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Penn State Lehigh Valley Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $15,240 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $6,362 |
| 30K - 48K | $5,799 |
| 48K - 75K | $6,893 |
| 75K - 110K | $13,297 |
| 110K+ | $19,980 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Penn State Lehigh Valley Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Penn State Lehigh Valley students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $71,762 a year, and 94% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Penn State Lehigh Valley's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 1,068 | 1,068 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Penn State Lehigh Valley?
Penn State Lehigh Valley is located at 2809 Saucon Valley Road, Center Valley, PA 18034-8447.
How Safe is Penn State Lehigh Valley?
Relative to its enrollment, Penn State Lehigh Valley has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft).
What Is Penn State Lehigh Valley Known For?
Penn State Lehigh Valley is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Penn State Lehigh Valley's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Penn State Lehigh Valley's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Penn State Lehigh Valley ranks #710 in the U.S. and #4071 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesPenn State Lehigh Valley ranks #2186 in the U.S. and #7833 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesPenn State Lehigh Valley ranks #2603 in the U.S. and #10217 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesPenn State Lehigh Valley ranks #2783 in the U.S. and #9951 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesPenn State Lehigh Valley ranks #2962 in the U.S. and #6284 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesPenn State Lehigh Valley ranks #3156 in the U.S. and #11587 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesPenn State Lehigh Valley ranks #3282 in the U.S. and #13346 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science Degrees