PAFA vs Penn State Mont Alto

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PAFA is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Mont Alto is a public school and both are four-years schools.
PAFA has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,600) than Penn State Mont Alto ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to PAFA than Penn State Mont Alto.
Penn State Mont Alto has more students with 670 students while PAFA has 172 students.
PAFA has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while Penn State Mont Alto's ratio is 10 to 1.
Penn State Mont Alto has more full-time faculties with 57 faculties while PAFA has 19 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto.

PAFA	vs.	Penn State Mont Alto
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Location	Mont Alto, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification
$44,600	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$25,119	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,149

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	90.30 %
10.71 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.23 %
-	SAT Score	1,170
-	ACT Score	-
50 %	Graduation Rate	27 %
36 %	Transfer-out Rate	37 %
80 %	Retention Rate	75 %
172	Student Population	670
19	Number of Faculties	57
5 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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