Keystone College vs. Penn State Mont Alto

Keystone College vs. Penn State Mont Alto comparison

	Keystone College	Penn State Mont Alto	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Keystone College	Penn State Mont Alto
Location	La Plume, PA	Mont Alto, PA
Setting	Large Suburban	Distant Town
Enrollment	1,051	588
Type	Private 4 Year	Public 4 Year
National Ranking	#979
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	keystone.edu	psu.edu
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Costs	Keystone College	Penn State Mont Alto
Tuition (In State)	$15,350	$13,824
Tuition (Out of State)	$15,350	$23,316
Room & Board	$12,400	$12,022
Avg Net Price	$21,461	$20,294
Avg Grant Aid	$10,281	$9,223
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	81%

Admission	Keystone College	Penn State Mont Alto
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	1,789	608
Admitted	1,424	549
Acceptance Rate	79.6%	90.3%
Enrolled %	13.4%	24.2%
Avg High School GPA	3.0	-
Typical High School Grades	B	-
Admissions Standards	Extremely Easy	Moderate
Applicant Competition
ACT Range
SAT Range	910/1130	1080/1230
Submit Test Scores	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline

Academics	Keystone College	Penn State Mont Alto
Student to Faculty Ratio	12:1	9:1
Popular Majors	Business (20%) Education (12%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (11%) General Studies (10%) Visual and Performing Arts (7%)	Health Professions (60%) Work and Family Studies (9%) Natural Resources Conservation (9%) Business (9%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (6%)
Outcomes	Keystone College	Penn State Mont Alto
Graduation Rate	39%	52%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$33,400	$55,300
Making Student Loan Payments	57%	69%
Median Student Loan Debt	$26,000	$26,818
Median Loan Payment	$268	$277

Diversity	Keystone College	Penn State Mont Alto
% Men	3%	0%
% Women	4%	0%
Racial Diversity	Low	Very Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	77%	80%
% Black	7%	8%
% Hispanic	6%	5%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	3%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	7%	1%

Students	Keystone College	Penn State Mont Alto
% In-State	61%	76%
% Out-of-State	38%	24%
Campus	Keystone College	Penn State Mont Alto
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Keystone College is larger than than Penn State Mont Alto based on total student enrollment (1,051 students vs. 588 students)

Keystone College vs. Penn State Mont Alto Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Keystone College or Penn State Mont Alto?

• Keystone College is 11% more expensive to attend than Penn State Mont Alto for in-state tuition ($15,350.00 vs. $13,824.00)
• Out of state tuition is 51.9% higher at Penn State Mont Alto than Keystone College ($23,316.00 vs. $15,350.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Penn State Mont Alto than Keystone College ($20,294 vs. $21,461)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Penn State Mont Alto are 3.1% lower than costs at Keystone College ($12,022 vs. $12,400)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Keystone College than Penn State Mont Alto (100% vs. 81%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Keystone College students is 11.5% larger than aid received Penn State Mont Alto ($10,281 vs. $9,223)

Keystone College vs. Penn State Mont Alto Admissions Difficulty Comparison

Which college is harder to get into, Keystone College or Penn State Mont Alto? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Penn State Mont Alto or Keystone College .

• The average SAT score at Penn State Mont Alto (955) is 49 points higher than at Keystone College (906)
• Incoming Penn State Mont Alto students have a 2 point higher average ACT score (21) than students at Keystone College (19)
• Penn State Mont Alto has a higher acceptance rate (90.3%) than Keystone College (79.6%)

Keystone College vs. Penn State Mont Alto Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Keystone College or Penn State Mont Alto? 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 Mont Alto and Keystone College.

• The graduation rate at Penn State Mont Alto is higher than Keystone College (52% vs. 39%)
• Graduates from Penn State Mont Alto earn on average $21,900 more per year than Keystone College graduates after ten years. ($55,300 vs. $33,400)
• Keystone College students graduate with a $818 lower median federal student loan debt than Penn State Mont Alto graduates. ($26,000 vs. $26,818)
• Keystone College graduates are paying $9 less per month on federal student loans than Penn State Mont Alto graduates. ($268 vs. $277)
• More Penn State Mont Alto graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Keystone College students, three years after graduation. (69% vs. 57%)

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