Penn State Mont Alto

#8536 / #2258
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#1119
Most Desirable School
University in Pennsylvania

Penn State Mont Alto at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2258
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
98%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$14,440
Graduation rate
40%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
559

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About Penn State Mont Alto

According to Wikipedia, Penn State Mont Alto is a residential commonwealth campus of the Pennsylvania State University. Located in Mont Alto, Pennsylvania, the campus offers nine four-year and seven two-year degree programs, including nursing, forest technology, occupational therapy assistant, physical therapist assistant, business, information technology, and project and supply chain management.

Penn State Mont Alto's Online Degrees

MHA in Health Administration
  • Format: Fully online
Associate in Business Administration
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online

Penn State Mont Alto Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation RateMedian SAT Score
60898%83%40%1140

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Penn State Mont Alto Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$14,440
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$9,661
30K - 48K$9,041
48K - 75K$10,829
75K - 110K$16,940
110K+$22,283

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Penn State Mont Alto Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Penn State Mont Alto students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $71,762 a year, and 94% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Penn State Mont Alto's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
6556541

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Penn State Mont Alto?

Penn State Mont Alto is located at 1 Campus Drive, Mont Alto, PA 17237-9700.

How Safe is Penn State Mont Alto?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Penn State Mont Alto’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Penn State Mont Alto has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft).

What Is Penn State Mont Alto Known For?

Penn State Mont Alto is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Penn State Mont Alto's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Penn State Mont Alto's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Nursing
#1762
World Rank
#1763
Historical Rank
#675
USA Rank

Penn State Mont Alto ranks #675 in the U.S. and #1762 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Medical
#4710
World Rank
#4711
Historical Rank
#1385
USA Rank

Penn State Mont Alto ranks #1385 in the U.S. and #4710 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Business
#6740
World Rank
#6741
Historical Rank
#1855
USA Rank

Penn State Mont Alto ranks #1855 in the U.S. and #6740 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Psychology
#7777
World Rank
#7784
Historical Rank
#2930
USA Rank

Penn State Mont Alto ranks #2930 in the U.S. and #7777 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees