Penn State Altoona vs Penn State Mont Alto

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Altoona has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,668) than Penn State Mont Alto ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Mont Alto than Penn State Altoona.
Penn State Mont Alto has a higher submitted SAT score (1,160) than Penn State Altoona (1,160).
Penn State Altoona has more students with 2,577 students while Penn State Mont Alto has 670 students.
Penn State Mont Alto has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Altoona's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Altoona has more full-time faculties with 202 faculties while Penn State Mont Alto has 57 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Altoona	vs.	Penn State Mont Alto
Altoona, Pennsylvania	Location	Mont Alto, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
71%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$10,140	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,149

97.31 %	Acceptance Rates	90.30 %
12.37 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.23 %
1,160	SAT Score	1,170
24	ACT Score	-
16 %	Graduation Rate	27 %
47 %	Transfer-out Rate	37 %
77 %	Retention Rate	75 %
2,577	Student Population	670
202	Number of Faculties	57
12 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	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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