Penn State Mont Alto vs Gwynedd Mercy University

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Penn State Mont Alto is a public and Gwynedd Mercy University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Gwynedd Mercy University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,995) than Penn State Mont Alto ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Mont Alto than Gwynedd Mercy University.
Penn State Mont Alto has a higher submitted SAT score (1,170) than Gwynedd Mercy University (1,110).
Gwynedd Mercy University has more students with 2,091 students while Penn State Mont Alto has 670 students.
Gwynedd Mercy University has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Mont Alto's ratio is 10 to 1.
Gwynedd Mercy University has more full-time faculties with 91 faculties while Penn State Mont Alto has 57 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Mont Alto	vs.	Gwynedd Mercy University
Mont Alto, Pennsylvania	Location	Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872	2024 Tuition & Fees	$38,995
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$9,149	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,398

90.30 %	Acceptance Rates	93.61 %
24.23 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.69 %
1,170	SAT Score	1,110
-	ACT Score	-
27 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
37 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
75 %	Retention Rate	76 %
670	Student Population	2,091
57	Number of Faculties	91
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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