SU vs Penn State Mont Alto

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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 (1,090) 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 - Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto.

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

86.00 %	Acceptance Rates	89.97 %
20.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.95 %
1,090	SAT Score	1,170
-	ACT Score	-
50 %	Graduation Rate	27 %
31 %	Transfer-out Rate	37 %
69 %	Retention Rate	75 %
5,162	Student Population	670
279	Number of Faculties	57
17 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, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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