Swat vs Penn State Mont Alto

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Swat is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Mont Alto is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Swat has more expensive tuition & fees ($62,412) than Penn State Mont Alto ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Swat than Penn State Mont Alto.
Swat has a higher submitted SAT score (1,530) than Penn State Mont Alto (1,170).
Swat has more students with 1,625 students while Penn State Mont Alto has 670 students.
Swat has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Penn State Mont Alto's ratio is 10 to 1.
Swat has more full-time faculties with 226 faculties while Penn State Mont Alto has 57 full-time faculties.

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

Swat	vs.	Penn State Mont Alto
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	Location	Mont Alto, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification
$62,412	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
59%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$51,095	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,149

7.00 %	Acceptance Rates	89.97 %
42.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.95 %
1,530	SAT Score	1,170
34	ACT Score	-
93 %	Graduation Rate	27 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	37 %
96 %	Retention Rate	75 %
1,625	Student Population	670
226	Number of Faculties	57
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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