CMU vs Penn State Mont Alto

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CMU is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Mont Alto is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,274) than Penn State Mont Alto ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to CMU than Penn State Mont Alto.
CMU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,540) than Penn State Mont Alto (1,170).
CMU has more students with 16,002 students while Penn State Mont Alto has 670 students.
CMU has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while Penn State Mont Alto's ratio is 10 to 1.
CMU has more full-time faculties with 1,286 faculties while Penn State Mont Alto has 57 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Carnegie Mellon University and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto.

CMU	vs.	Penn State Mont Alto
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Location	Mont Alto, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification
$63,274	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$40,660	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,149

11.00 %	Acceptance Rates	89.97 %
44.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.95 %
1,540	SAT Score	1,170
35	ACT Score	-
91 %	Graduation Rate	27 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	37 %
97 %	Retention Rate	75 %
16,002	Student Population	670
1,286	Number of Faculties	57
5 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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