Mount Aloysius College vs. Penn State Wilkes-Barre

Mount Aloysius College vs. Penn State Wilkes Barre comparison

	Mount Aloysius College	Penn State Wilkes Barre	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Mount Aloysius College	Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Location	Cresson, PA	Lehman, PA
Setting	Rural Fringe	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	2,752	368
Type	Private 4 Year	Public 4 Year
National Ranking	#919
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	mtaloy.edu	psu.edu
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Costs	Mount Aloysius College	Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Tuition (In State)	$24,180	$13,824
Tuition (Out of State)	$24,180	$23,086
Room & Board	$11,808	$12,984
Avg Net Price	$20,564	$16,728
Avg Grant Aid	$17,780	$10,598
% Receiving Grant Aid	99%	94%

Admission	Mount Aloysius College	Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	1,865	653
Admitted	1,603	622
Acceptance Rate	86%	95.3%
Enrolled %	18.4%	20.4%
Avg High School GPA	3.4	-
Typical High School Grades	B+	-
Admissions Standards	Extremely Easy	Average
Applicant Competition
ACT Range
SAT Range	940/1110	1070/1260
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 Wilkes-Barre
Student to Faculty Ratio	11:1	10:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (65%) Business (10%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (8%) Education (4%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (4%)	Business (34%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (28%) Engineering Technology (19%) English and Literature (12%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (5%)
Outcomes	Mount Aloysius College	Penn State Wilkes-Barre
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 Wilkes-Barre
% Men	34%	64%
% Women	66%	36%
Racial Diversity	Low	Very Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	78%	88%
% Black	3%	3%
% Hispanic	1%	5%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	2%
% International	2%	0%
% Unknown Race	16%	1%

Students	Mount Aloysius College	Penn State Wilkes-Barre
% In-State	82%	83%
% Out-of-State	8%	17%
Campus	Mount Aloysius College	Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Mount Aloysius College is larger than than Penn State Wilkes-Barre based on total student enrollment (2,752 students vs. 368 students)

Mount Aloysius College vs. Penn State Wilkes-Barre Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Mount Aloysius College or Penn State Wilkes-Barre?

• Mount Aloysius College is 74.9% more expensive to attend than Penn State Wilkes-Barre for in-state tuition ($24,180.00 vs. $13,824.00)
• Out of state tuition is 4.7% higher at Mount Aloysius College than Penn State Wilkes Barre ($24,180.00 vs. $23,086.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Penn State Wilkes Barre than Mount Aloysius College ($16,728 vs. $20,564)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Mount Aloysius College are 10% lower than costs at Penn State Wilkes Barre ($11,808 vs. $12,984)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Mount Aloysius College than Penn State Wilkes Barre (99% vs. 94%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Mount Aloysius College students is 67.8% larger than aid received Penn State Wilkes Barre ($17,780 vs. $10,598)

Mount Aloysius College vs. Penn State Wilkes-Barre Admissions Difficulty Comparison

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

• The average SAT score at Penn State Wilkes Barre (982) is 48 points higher than at Mount Aloysius College (934)
• Incoming Penn State Wilkes-Barre students have a 3 point higher average ACT score (22) than students at Mount Aloysius College (19)
• Penn State Wilkes-Barre has a higher acceptance rate (95.3%) than Mount Aloysius College (86%)

Mount Aloysius College vs. Penn State Wilkes-Barre Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Mount Aloysius College or Penn State Wilkes-Barre? 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 Wilkes-Barre and Mount Aloysius College.

• The graduation rate at Penn State Wilkes-Barre is higher than Mount Aloysius College (47% vs. 36%)
• Graduates from Penn State Wilkes Barre 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 Wilkes-Barre graduates. ($24,000 vs. $26,818)
• Mount Aloysius College graduates are paying $29 less per month on federal student loans than Penn State Wilkes-Barre graduates. ($248 vs. $277)
• More Penn State Wilkes-Barre 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/