Mount Aloysius College vs. Penn State Schuylkill

Mount Aloysius College vs. Penn State Schuylkill comparison

	Mount Aloysius College	Penn State Schuylkill	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Mount Aloysius College	Penn State Schuylkill
Location	Cresson, PA	Schuylkill Haven, PA
Setting	Rural Fringe	Distant Town
Enrollment	2,967	650
Type	Private 4 Year	Public 4 Year
National Ranking	#897
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	mtaloy.edu	psu.edu
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Costs	Mount Aloysius College	Penn State Schuylkill
Tuition (In State)	$24,786	$14,624
Tuition (Out of State)	$24,786	$24,562
Room & Board	$12,194	$8,710
Avg Net Price	$20,570	$20,317
Avg Grant Aid	$18,566	$9,600
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	78%

Admission	Mount Aloysius College	Penn State Schuylkill
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	2,377	816
Admitted	2,149	743
Acceptance Rate	90.4%	91.1%
Enrolled %	15.1%	21.1%
Avg High School GPA	3.4	3.2
Typical High School Grades	B+	B
Admissions Standards	Very Easy	Easy
Applicant Competition
ACT Range	15/24
SAT Range	900/1105	990/1180
Submit Test Scores	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
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Academics	Mount Aloysius College	Penn State Schuylkill
Student to Faculty Ratio	12:1	12:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (65%) Business (10%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (8%) Education (4%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (4%)	Health Professions (27%) Psychology (23%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (22%) Business (18%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (5%)
Outcomes	Mount Aloysius College	Penn State Schuylkill
Graduation Rate	36%	47%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$40,600	$55,300
Making Student Loan Payments	64%	69%
Median Student Loan Debt	$24,000	$26,818
Median Loan Payment	$248	$277

Diversity	Mount Aloysius College	Penn State Schuylkill
% Men	0%	1%
% Women	0%	4%
Racial Diversity	Low	Medium
HBCU	No	No
% White	78%	69%
% Black	3%	18%
% Hispanic	1%	7%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	1%
% International	2%	1%
% Unknown Race	16%	2%

Students	Mount Aloysius College	Penn State Schuylkill
% In-State	82%	86%
% Out-of-State	8%	12%
Campus	Mount Aloysius College	Penn State Schuylkill
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

• Mount Aloysius College is larger than than Penn State Schuylkill based on total student enrollment (2,967 students vs. 650 students)

Mount Aloysius College vs. Penn State Schuylkill Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Mount Aloysius College or Penn State Schuylkill?

• Mount Aloysius College is 69.5% more expensive to attend than Penn State Schuylkill for in-state tuition ($24,786.00 vs. $14,624.00)
• Out of state tuition is 0.9% higher at Mount Aloysius College than Penn State Schuylkill ($24,786.00 vs. $24,562.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Penn State Schuylkill than Mount Aloysius College ($20,317 vs. $20,570)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Penn State Schuylkill are 40% lower than costs at Mount Aloysius College ($8,710 vs. $12,194)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Mount Aloysius College than Penn State Schuylkill (100% vs. 78%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Mount Aloysius College students is 93.4% larger than aid received Penn State Schuylkill ($18,566 vs. $9,600)

Mount Aloysius College vs. Penn State Schuylkill Admissions Difficulty Comparison

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

• The average SAT score at Mount Aloysius College (934) is 14 points higher than at Penn State Schuylkill (920)
• Incoming Mount Aloysius College students have a 1 point higher average ACT score (19) than students at Penn State Schuylkill (18)
• Accepted freshman Mount Aloysius College students have a 0.2 point higher average high school GPA (3.4) than students at Penn State Schuylkill (3.2)
• Penn State Schuylkill has a higher acceptance rate (91.1%) than Mount Aloysius College (90.4%)

Mount Aloysius College vs. Penn State Schuylkill Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Mount Aloysius College or Penn State Schuylkill? 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 Schuylkill and Mount Aloysius College.

• The graduation rate at Penn State Schuylkill is higher than Mount Aloysius College (47% vs. 36%)
• Graduates from Penn State Schuylkill earn on average $14,700 more per year than Mount Aloysius College graduates after ten years. ($55,300 vs. $40,600)
• Mount Aloysius College students graduate with a $2,818 lower median federal student loan debt than Penn State Schuylkill graduates. ($24,000 vs. $26,818)
• Mount Aloysius College graduates are paying $29 less per month on federal student loans than Penn State Schuylkill graduates. ($248 vs. $277)
• More Penn State Schuylkill graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Mount Aloysius College students, three years after graduation. (69% vs. 64%)

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