Mount St. Mary's College vs. Keystone College

Mount St. Mary's College vs. Keystone College comparison

	Mount St. Mary's College	Keystone College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Mount St. Mary's College	Keystone College
Location	Los Angeles, CA	La Plume, PA
Setting	Large City	Large Suburban
Enrollment	2,308	1,051
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking	#493	#979
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	la.edu	keystone.edu
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Costs	Mount St. Mary's College	Keystone College
Tuition (In State)	$46,726	$15,350
Tuition (Out of State)	$46,726	$15,350
Room & Board	$14,154	$12,400
Avg Net Price	$27,434	$21,461
Avg Grant Aid	$37,117	$10,281
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	100%

Admission	Mount St. Mary's College	Keystone College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	3,430	1,789
Admitted	2,357	1,424
Acceptance Rate	68.7%	79.6%
Enrolled %	19%	13.4%
Avg High School GPA	3.59	3.0
Typical High School Grades	B+	B
Admissions Standards	Extremely Easy	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition	Low
ACT Range	18/23
SAT Range	900/1110	910/1130
Submit Test Scores	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
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Academics	Mount St. Mary's College	Keystone College
Student to Faculty Ratio	11:1	12:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (49%) Social Sciences (16%) Business (10%) Psychology (8%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (6%)	Business (20%) Education (12%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (11%) General Studies (10%) Visual and Performing Arts (7%)
Outcomes	Mount St. Mary's College	Keystone College
Graduation Rate	47%	39%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$59,000	$33,400
Making Student Loan Payments	59%	57%
Median Student Loan Debt	$25,000	$26,000
Median Loan Payment	$258	$268

Diversity	Mount St. Mary's College	Keystone College
% Men	5%	3%
% Women	18%	4%
Racial Diversity	Medium	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	9%	77%
% Black	7%	7%
% Hispanic	62%	6%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	2%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	3%	7%

Students	Mount St. Mary's College	Keystone College
% In-State	94%	61%
% Out-of-State	6%	38%
Campus	Mount St. Mary's 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 St. Mary's College is larger than than Keystone College based on total student enrollment (2,308 students vs. 1,051 students)

Mount St. Mary's College vs. Keystone College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Mount St. Mary's College or Keystone College?

• Mount St. Mary's College is 204.4% more expensive to attend than Keystone College for in-state tuition ($46,726.00 vs. $15,350.00)
• Out of state tuition is 204.4% higher at Mount St. Mary's College than Keystone College ($46,726.00 vs. $15,350.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Keystone College than Mount St. Mary's College ($21,461 vs. $27,434)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Keystone College are 14.1% lower than costs at Mount St. Mary's College ($12,400 vs. $14,154)
• The same percent of students receive financial grant aid at Mount St. Mary's College as Keystone College (100% vs. 100%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Mount St. Mary's College students is 261% larger than aid received Keystone College ($37,117 vs. $10,281)

Mount St. Mary's College vs. Keystone College Admissions Difficulty Comparison

Which college is harder to get into, Mount St. Mary's 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 St. Mary's College .

• The average SAT score at Mount St. Mary's College (915) is 9 points higher than at Keystone College (906)
• Incoming Mount St. Mary's College students have at the same average ACT score (19) as students at Keystone College (19)
• Accepted freshman Mount St. Mary's College students have a 0.59 point higher average high school GPA (3.59) than students at Keystone College (3.0)
• Keystone College has a higher acceptance rate (79.6%) than Mount St. Mary's College (68.7%)

Mount St. Mary's College vs. Keystone College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Mount St. Mary's 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 St. Mary's College.

• The graduation rate at Mount St. Mary's College is higher than Keystone College (47% vs. 39%)
• Graduates from Mount St. Mary's College earn on average $25,600 more per year than Keystone College graduates after ten years. ($59,000 vs. $33,400)
• Mount St. Mary's College students graduate with a $1,000 lower median federal student loan debt than Keystone College graduates. ($25,000 vs. $26,000)
• Mount St. Mary's College graduates are paying $10 less per month on federal student loans than Keystone College graduates. ($258 vs. $268)
• More Mount St. Mary's College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Keystone College students, three years after graduation. (59% vs. 57%)

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