Mount Olive College vs. Keystone College

Mount Olive College vs. Keystone College comparison

	Mount Olive College	Keystone College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Mount Olive College	Keystone College
Location	Mount Olive, NC	La Plume, PA
Setting	Town Fringe	Large Suburban
Enrollment	2,239	1,131
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking	#938	#981
Religious Affiliation	Original Free Will Baptist	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	moc.edu	keystone.edu
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Costs	Mount Olive College	Keystone College
Tuition (In State)	$22,591	$14,950
Tuition (Out of State)	$22,591	$14,950
Room & Board	$9,983	$11,900
Avg Net Price	$17,878	$15,559
Avg Grant Aid	$16,371	$15,368
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	100%

Admission	Mount Olive College	Keystone College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	1,838	1,572
Admitted	1,371	1,268
Acceptance Rate	74.6%	80.7%
Enrolled %	19.5%	15.7%
Avg High School GPA	2.85	3.0
Typical High School Grades	B-	B
Admissions Standards	Extremely Easy	Very Easy
Applicant Competition
ACT Range	16/21
SAT Range	990/1150	885/1160
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	Mount Olive College	Keystone College
Student to Faculty Ratio	16:1	14:1
Popular Majors	Business (32%) Health Professions (20%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (14%) Education (12%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (10%)	Business (20%) Education (12%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (11%) General Studies (10%) Visual and Performing Arts (7%)
Outcomes	Mount Olive College	Keystone College
Graduation Rate	45%	39%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$41,800	$33,400
Making Student Loan Payments	42%	57%
Median Student Loan Debt	$28,006	$26,000
Median Loan Payment	$289	$268

Diversity	Mount Olive College	Keystone College
% Men	32%	46%
% Women	68%	54%
Racial Diversity	High	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	50%	77%
% Black	29%	7%
% Hispanic	3%	6%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	6%	2%
% International	3%	0%
% Unknown Race	6%	7%

Students	Mount Olive College	Keystone College
% In-State	66%	61%
% Out-of-State	23%	38%
Campus	Mount Olive College	Keystone College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	Yes
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Mount Olive College is larger than than Keystone College based on total student enrollment (2,239 students vs. 1,131 students)

Mount Olive College vs. Keystone College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Mount Olive College or Keystone College?

• Mount Olive College is 51.1% more expensive to attend than Keystone College for in-state tuition ($22,591.00 vs. $14,950.00)
• Out of state tuition is 51.1% higher at Mount Olive College than Keystone College ($22,591.00 vs. $14,950.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Keystone College than Mount Olive College ($15,559 vs. $17,878)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Mount Olive College are 19.2% lower than costs at Keystone College ($9,983 vs. $11,900)
• The same percent of students receive financial grant aid at Mount Olive College as Keystone College (100% vs. 100%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Mount Olive College students is 6.5% larger than aid received Keystone College ($16,371 vs. $15,368)

Mount Olive College vs. Keystone College Admissions Difficulty Comparison

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

• The average SAT score at Mount Olive College (909) is 3 points higher than at Keystone College (906)
• Incoming Mount Olive College students have at the same average ACT score (19) as students at Keystone College (19)
• Accepted freshman Keystone College students have a 0.15 point higher average high school GPA (3.0) than students at Mount Olive College (2.85)
• Keystone College has a higher acceptance rate (80.7%) than Mount Olive College (74.6%)

Mount Olive College vs. Keystone College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Mount Olive College 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 Mount Olive College.

• The graduation rate at Mount Olive College is higher than Keystone College (45% vs. 39%)
• Graduates from Mount Olive College earn on average $8,400 more per year than Keystone College graduates after ten years. ($41,800 vs. $33,400)
• Keystone College students graduate with a $2,006 lower median federal student loan debt than Mount Olive College graduates. ($26,000 vs. $28,006)
• Keystone College graduates are paying $21 less per month on federal student loans than Mount Olive College graduates. ($268 vs. $289)
• More Keystone College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Mount Olive College students, three years after graduation. (57% vs. 42%)

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