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- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
Mont Alto, PARural: fringeZIP 17237Founded 1903
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1903
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 21
- Website
- montalto.psu.edu
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto is a public university in Mont Alto, Pennsylvania, with 559 undergraduates. It admits 98% of applicants, graduates 40% within six years and costs $16,748 a year after aid.
40%graduate
Admission rate98%
Retention83%
4-year graduation21%
Pell Grant share32%
Federal loans52%
$16,748net price / year
98%admission rate
1160average SAT
40%graduate in 6 years
$71,762median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,500median debt
#348 of 1,704 for earnings#615 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,361 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,456 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $25,108tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $14,440
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $24,402
- Average net price
- $16,748national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,661
$30,001–48,000$9,041
$48,001–75,000$10,829
$75,001–110,000$16,940
$110,001+$22,283
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 98%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 500–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 480–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college98%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college40%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college32%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 40%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 21%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 33%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $60,829
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $71,762middle 50%: $46,681–$105,484
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$105,484
Median, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto$71,762
Lower quarter$46,681
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 559
- Part-time
- 8.9%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 32%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 62%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,579 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,815
- Endowment, end of year
- $13,300,089
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White77%
Hispanic7.5%
Black5.4%
Asian3.4%
Two or more races4.1%
U.S. nonresident1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown1.1%
7 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions50%
Business & management25%
Psychology11%
Natural resources & conservation5.8%
Computer & information sciences5.1%
Family & consumer sciences2.2%
Liberal arts & humanities1.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 214795. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7163262.