Penn State Harrisburg vs Penn State Mont Alto

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg.
Penn State Harrisburg has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Penn State Mont Alto (1,170).
Penn State Harrisburg has more students with 4,572 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 Harrisburg's ratio is 14 to 1.
Penn State Harrisburg has more full-time faculties with 240 faculties while Penn State Mont Alto has 57 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Harrisburg	vs.	Penn State Mont Alto
Middletown, Pennsylvania	Location	Mont Alto, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor'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
70%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$10,114	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,149

96.39 %	Acceptance Rates	90.30 %
12.19 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.23 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,170
28	ACT Score	-
24 %	Graduation Rate	27 %
45 %	Transfer-out Rate	37 %
80 %	Retention Rate	75 %
4,572	Student Population	670
240	Number of Faculties	57
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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