Villa vs. Keystone College

Villa Maria College vs. Keystone College comparison

	Villa Maria College	Keystone College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Villa	Keystone College
Location	Buffalo, NY	La Plume, PA
Setting	Small City	Large Suburban
Enrollment	545	1,051
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking		#979
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	villa.edu	keystone.edu
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Costs	Villa	Keystone College
Tuition (In State)	$27,530	$15,350
Tuition (Out of State)	$27,530	$15,350
Room & Board	$9,620	$12,400
Avg Net Price	$15,687	$21,461
Avg Grant Aid	$17,794	$10,281
% Receiving Grant Aid	98%	100%

Admission	Villa	Keystone College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	593	1,789
Admitted	514	1,424
Acceptance Rate	86.7%	79.6%
Enrolled %	31.3%	13.4%
Avg High School GPA	2.87	3.0
Typical High School Grades	B-	B
Admissions Standards	Extremely Easy	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition
ACT Range
SAT Range	730/1050	910/1130
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	Villa	Keystone College
Student to Faculty Ratio	9:1	12:1
Popular Majors	Visual and Performing Arts (59%) Health Professions (21%) Education (8%) Communications Technology (5%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (4%)	Business (20%) Education (12%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (11%) General Studies (10%) Visual and Performing Arts (7%)
Outcomes	Villa	Keystone College
Graduation Rate	-	39%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$27,900	$33,400
Making Student Loan Payments	47%	57%
Median Student Loan Debt	$20,000	$26,000
Median Loan Payment	$206	$268

Diversity	Villa	Keystone College
% Men	1%	3%
% Women	1%	4%
Racial Diversity	High	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	59%	77%
% Black	26%	7%
% Hispanic	7%	6%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	6%	2%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	0%	7%

Students	Villa	Keystone College
% In-State	96%	61%
% Out-of-State	4%	38%
Campus	Villa	Keystone College
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	Yes
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Keystone College is larger than than Villa based on total student enrollment (1,051 students vs. 545 students)

Villa vs. Keystone College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Villa or Keystone College?

• Villa Maria College is 79.3% more expensive to attend than Keystone College for in-state tuition ($27,530.00 vs. $15,350.00)
• Out of state tuition is 79.3% higher at Villa than Keystone College ($27,530.00 vs. $15,350.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Villa Maria College than Keystone College ($15,687 vs. $21,461)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Villa Maria College are 28.9% lower than costs at Keystone College ($9,620 vs. $12,400)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Keystone College than Villa Maria College (100% vs. 98%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Villa Maria College students is 73.1% larger than aid received Keystone College ($17,794 vs. $10,281)

Villa vs. Keystone College Admissions Difficulty Comparison

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

• Accepted freshman Keystone College students have a 0.13 point higher average high school GPA (3.0) than students at Villa (2.87)
• Villa has a higher acceptance rate (86.7%) than Keystone College (79.6%)

Villa vs. Keystone College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Villa 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 Villa.

• Graduates from Keystone College earn on average $5,500 more per year than Villa graduates after ten years. ($33,400 vs. $27,900)
• Villa Maria College students graduate with a $6,000 lower median federal student loan debt than Keystone College graduates. ($20,000 vs. $26,000)
• Villa graduates are paying $62 less per month on federal student loans than Keystone College graduates. ($206 vs. $268)
• More Keystone College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Villa students, three years after graduation. (57% vs. 47%)

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