SUNY Cobleskill vs. Penn State Mont Alto

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill vs. Penn State Mont Alto comparison

	SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill	Penn State Mont Alto	College 3	College 4
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Overview	SUNY Cobleskill	Penn State Mont Alto
Location	Cobleskill, NY	Mont Alto, PA
Setting	Distant Town	Distant Town
Enrollment	1,792	588
Type	Public 4 Year	Public 4 Year
National Ranking	#805
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	cobleskill.edu	psu.edu
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Costs	SUNY Cobleskill	Penn State Mont Alto
Tuition (In State)	$7,070	$13,824
Tuition (Out of State)	$16,980	$23,316
Room & Board	$16,250	$12,022
Avg Net Price	$18,122	$20,294
Avg Grant Aid	$8,668	$9,223
% Receiving Grant Aid	90%	81%

Admission	SUNY Cobleskill	Penn State Mont Alto
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	3,147	608
Admitted	2,620	549
Acceptance Rate	83.3%	90.3%
Enrolled %	20.5%	24.2%
Avg High School GPA	3.1	-
Typical High School Grades	B	-
Admissions Standards	Very Easy	Moderate
Applicant Competition
ACT Range
SAT Range	990/1170	1080/1230
Submit Test Scores	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline

Academics	SUNY Cobleskill	Penn State Mont Alto
Student to Faculty Ratio	14:1	9:1
Popular Majors	Agriculture (37%) Business (15%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (13%) Natural Resources Conservation (7%) Work and Family Studies (6%)	Health Professions (60%) Work and Family Studies (9%) Natural Resources Conservation (9%) Business (9%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (6%)
Outcomes	SUNY Cobleskill	Penn State Mont Alto
Graduation Rate	35%	52%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$37,900	$55,300
Making Student Loan Payments	59%	69%
Median Student Loan Debt	$17,359	$26,818
Median Loan Payment	$179	$277

Diversity	SUNY Cobleskill	Penn State Mont Alto
% Men	0%	0%
% Women	1%	0%
Racial Diversity	Low	Very Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	71%	80%
% Black	12%	8%
% Hispanic	11%	5%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	3%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	0%	1%

Students	SUNY Cobleskill	Penn State Mont Alto
% In-State	89%	76%
% Out-of-State	11%	24%
Campus	SUNY Cobleskill	Penn State Mont Alto
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

• SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill is larger than than Penn State Mont Alto based on total student enrollment (1,792 students vs. 588 students)

SUNY Cobleskill vs. Penn State Mont Alto Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, SUNY Cobleskill or Penn State Mont Alto?

• Penn State Mont Alto is 95.5% more expensive to attend than SUNY Cobleskill for in-state tuition ($13,824.00 vs. $7,070.00)
• Out of state tuition is 37.3% higher at Penn State Mont Alto than SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill ($23,316.00 vs. $16,980.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill than Penn State Mont Alto ($18,122 vs. $20,294)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Penn State Mont Alto are 35.2% lower than costs at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill ($12,022 vs. $16,250)
• More students receive financial grant aid at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill than Penn State Mont Alto (90% vs. 81%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Penn State Mont Alto students is 6.4% larger than aid received SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill ($9,223 vs. $8,668)

SUNY Cobleskill vs. Penn State Mont Alto Admissions Difficulty Comparison

Which college is harder to get into, SUNY Cobleskill or Penn State Mont Alto? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Penn State Mont Alto or SUNY Cobleskill .

• The average SAT score at Penn State Mont Alto (955) is 73 points higher than at SUNY Cobleskill (882)
• Incoming Penn State Mont Alto students have a 2 point higher average ACT score (21) than students at SUNY Cobleskill (19)
• Penn State Mont Alto has a higher acceptance rate (90.3%) than SUNY Cobleskill (83.3%)

SUNY Cobleskill vs. Penn State Mont Alto Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, SUNY Cobleskill or Penn State Mont Alto? 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 Mont Alto and SUNY Cobleskill.

• The graduation rate at Penn State Mont Alto is higher than SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill (52% vs. 35%)
• Graduates from Penn State Mont Alto earn on average $17,400 more per year than SUNY Cobleskill graduates after ten years. ($55,300 vs. $37,900)
• SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill students graduate with a $9,459 lower median federal student loan debt than Penn State Mont Alto graduates. ($17,359 vs. $26,818)
• SUNY Cobleskill graduates are paying $98 less per month on federal student loans than Penn State Mont Alto graduates. ($179 vs. $277)
• More Penn State Mont Alto graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former SUNY Cobleskill students, three years after graduation. (69% vs. 59%)

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