MCNY vs. Keystone College

Metropolitan College of New York vs. Keystone College comparison

	Metropolitan College of New York	Keystone College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	MCNY	Keystone College
Location	New York, NY	La Plume, PA
Setting	Large City	Large Suburban
Enrollment	663	1,051
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking		#979
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	mcny.edu	keystone.edu
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Costs	MCNY	Keystone College
Tuition (In State)	$19,338	$15,350
Tuition (Out of State)	$19,338	$15,350
Room & Board	$12,334	$12,400
Avg Net Price	$27,481	$21,461
Avg Grant Aid	$6,565	$10,281
% Receiving Grant Aid	96%	100%

Admission	MCNY	Keystone College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	81	1,789
Admitted	62	1,424
Acceptance Rate	76.5%	79.6%
Enrolled %	37.1%	13.4%
Avg High School GPA	2.1	3.0
Typical High School Grades	C	B
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition
ACT Range
SAT Range		910/1130
Submit Test Scores	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline

Academics	MCNY	Keystone College
Student to Faculty Ratio	13:1	12:1
Popular Majors	Human Services (64%) Business (31%) Social Sciences (5%)	Business (20%) Education (12%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (11%) General Studies (10%) Visual and Performing Arts (7%)
Outcomes	MCNY	Keystone College
Graduation Rate	25%	39%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$40,500	$33,400
Making Student Loan Payments	18%	57%
Median Student Loan Debt	$34,500	$26,000
Median Loan Payment	$356	$268

Diversity	MCNY	Keystone College
% Men	10%	3%
% Women	25%	4%
Racial Diversity	High	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	3%	77%
% Black	57%	7%
% Hispanic	22%	6%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	1%	2%
% International	3%	0%
% Unknown Race	11%	7%

Students	MCNY	Keystone College
% In-State	96%	61%
% Out-of-State	4%	38%
Campus	MCNY	Keystone College
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	Yes
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Keystone College is larger than than MCNY based on total student enrollment (1,051 students vs. 663 students)

MCNY vs. Keystone College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, MCNY or Keystone College?

• Metropolitan College of New York is 26% more expensive to attend than Keystone College for in-state tuition ($19,338.00 vs. $15,350.00)
• Out of state tuition is 26% higher at MCNY than Keystone College ($19,338.00 vs. $15,350.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Keystone College than MCNY ($21,461 vs. $27,481)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Metropolitan College of New York are 0.5% lower than costs at Keystone College ($12,334 vs. $12,400)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Keystone College than Metropolitan College of New York (100% vs. 96%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Keystone College students is 56.6% larger than aid received Metropolitan College of New York ($10,281 vs. $6,565)

MCNY vs. Keystone College Admissions Difficulty Comparison

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

• Accepted freshman Keystone College students have a 0.9 point higher average high school GPA (3.0) than students at MCNY (2.1)
• Keystone College has a higher acceptance rate (79.6%) than MCNY (76.5%)

MCNY vs. Keystone College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, MCNY or Keystone College? 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 Keystone College and MCNY.

• The graduation rate at Keystone College is higher than Metropolitan College of New York (39% vs. 25%)
• Graduates from Metropolitan College of New York earn on average $7,100 more per year than Keystone College graduates after ten years. ($40,500 vs. $33,400)
• Keystone College students graduate with a $8,500 lower median federal student loan debt than MCNY graduates. ($26,000 vs. $34,500)
• Keystone College graduates are paying $88 less per month on federal student loans than MCNY graduates. ($268 vs. $356)
• More Keystone College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former MCNY students, three years after graduation. (57% vs. 18%)

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