Mount Aloysius College vs. Tusculum College

Mount Aloysius College vs. Tusculum College comparison

	Mount Aloysius College	Tusculum College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Mount Aloysius College	Tusculum College
Location	Cresson, PA	Greeneville, TN
Setting	Rural Fringe	Distant Town
Enrollment	2,967	1,200
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking	#897	#993
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic	Presbyterian Church (USA)	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	mtaloy.edu	tusculum.edu
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Costs	Mount Aloysius College	Tusculum College
Tuition (In State)	$24,786	$27,500
Tuition (Out of State)	$24,786	$27,500
Room & Board	$12,194	$10,750
Avg Net Price	$20,570	$22,961
Avg Grant Aid	$18,566	$20,374
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	100%

Admission	Mount Aloysius College	Tusculum College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	2,377	758
Admitted	2,149	458
Acceptance Rate	90.4%	60.4%
Enrolled %	15.1%	47.2%
Avg High School GPA	3.4	3.18
Typical High School Grades	B+	B
Admissions Standards	Very Easy	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition		Low
ACT Range	15/24	17/22
SAT Range	900/1105	910/1110
Submit Test Scores	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
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Academics	Mount Aloysius College	Tusculum College
Student to Faculty Ratio	12:1	18:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (65%) Business (10%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (8%) Education (4%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (4%)	Business (55%) Education (31%) Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies (5%) Biology (3%) Visual and Performing Arts (1%)
Outcomes	Mount Aloysius College	Tusculum College
Graduation Rate	36%	38%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$40,600	$41,900
Making Student Loan Payments	64%	52%
Median Student Loan Debt	$24,000	$27,000
Median Loan Payment	$248	$279

Diversity	Mount Aloysius College	Tusculum College
% Men	0%	8%
% Women	0%	7%
Racial Diversity	Low	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	78%	74%
% Black	3%	14%
% Hispanic	1%	3%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	1%
% International	2%	3%
% Unknown Race	16%	5%

Students	Mount Aloysius College	Tusculum College
% In-State	82%	45%
% Out-of-State	8%	44%
Campus	Mount Aloysius College	Tusculum College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Mount Aloysius College is larger than than Tusculum College based on total student enrollment (2,967 students vs. 1,200 students)

Mount Aloysius College vs. Tusculum College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Mount Aloysius College or Tusculum College?

• Tusculum College is 10.9% more expensive to attend than Mount Aloysius College for in-state tuition ($27,500.00 vs. $24,786.00)
• Out of state tuition is 10.9% higher at Tusculum College than Mount Aloysius College ($27,500.00 vs. $24,786.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Mount Aloysius College than Tusculum College ($20,570 vs. $22,961)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Tusculum College are 13.4% lower than costs at Mount Aloysius College ($10,750 vs. $12,194)
• The same percent of students receive financial grant aid at Mount Aloysius College as Tusculum College (100% vs. 100%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Tusculum College students is 9.7% larger than aid received Mount Aloysius College ($20,374 vs. $18,566)

Mount Aloysius College vs. Tusculum College Admissions Difficulty Comparison

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

• The average SAT score at Tusculum College (960) is 26 points higher than at Mount Aloysius College (934)
• Incoming Tusculum College students have a 2 point higher average ACT score (21) than students at Mount Aloysius College (19)
• Accepted freshman Mount Aloysius College students have a 0.22 point higher average high school GPA (3.4) than students at Tusculum College (3.18)
• Mount Aloysius College has a higher acceptance rate (90.4%) than Tusculum College (60.4%)

Mount Aloysius College vs. Tusculum College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Mount Aloysius College or Tusculum 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 Tusculum College and Mount Aloysius College.

• The graduation rate at Tusculum College is higher than Mount Aloysius College (38% vs. 36%)
• Graduates from Tusculum College earn on average $1,300 more per year than Mount Aloysius College graduates after ten years. ($41,900 vs. $40,600)
• Mount Aloysius College students graduate with a $3,000 lower median federal student loan debt than Tusculum College graduates. ($24,000 vs. $27,000)
• Mount Aloysius College graduates are paying $31 less per month on federal student loans than Tusculum College graduates. ($248 vs. $279)
• More Mount Aloysius College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Tusculum College students, three years after graduation. (64% vs. 52%)

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