F&M vs Penn State Mont Alto

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F&M is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Mont Alto is a public school and both are four-years schools.
F&M has more expensive tuition & fees ($68,380) than Penn State Mont Alto ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to F&M than Penn State Mont Alto.
F&M has a higher submitted SAT score (1,390) than Penn State Mont Alto (1,170).
F&M has more students with 1,990 students while Penn State Mont Alto has 670 students.
F&M has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Mont Alto's ratio is 10 to 1.
F&M has more full-time faculties with 251 faculties while Penn State Mont Alto has 57 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Franklin and Marshall College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto.

F&M	vs.	Penn State Mont Alto
Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Location	Mont Alto, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification
$68,380	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
62%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$50,919	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,149

32.00 %	Acceptance Rates	89.97 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.95 %
1,390	SAT Score	1,170
31	ACT Score	-
85 %	Graduation Rate	27 %
10 %	Transfer-out Rate	37 %
88 %	Retention Rate	75 %
1,990	Student Population	670
251	Number of Faculties	57
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Study Abroad	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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