Penn State Mont Alto vs SU

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
Penn State Mont Alto has more expensive tuition & fees ($23,872) than SU ($15,648).
It is harder to admit to SU than Penn State Mont Alto.
Penn State Mont Alto has a higher submitted SAT score (1,170) than SU (1,090).
SU has more students with 5,162 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 SU's ratio is 17 to 1.
SU has more full-time faculties with 279 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Penn State Mont Alto	vs.	SU
Mont Alto, Pennsylvania	Location	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,394 Out-Of-State$15,648
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	76%
$9,149	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,673

90.30 %	Acceptance Rates	85.55 %
24.23 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.59 %
1,170	SAT Score	1,090
-	ACT Score	-
27 %	Graduation Rate	50 %
37 %	Transfer-out Rate	31 %
75 %	Retention Rate	69 %
670	Student Population	5,162
57	Number of Faculties	279
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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