Mount Aloysius College
Cresson, PA · Private · Town (fringe) · MAC
Private institution in Cresson, PA · 1,123 undergraduates · 90% acceptance rate · $46,165 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $20,7481,142nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $26,1561,253rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $26,1561,112th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $38,5331,177th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,2871,185th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,1651,292nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,211871st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 55.6%940th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 71.0%1,193rd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 90.4%1,252nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1034879th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,1231,301st largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 16.0%1,896th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 121 mi (IAD)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 18 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $64,087 | $62,409 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $47,260 | $44,747 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $34,298 | $37,748 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $30,771 | $32,925 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $29,685 | $29,685 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $27,439 | $30,119 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $25,194 | $24,421 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| American Sign LanguageForeign Languages | bachelors | — | — |
| Behavioral SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1853source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Blue and Greysource
- Athletic nickname: "Mounties"source
- Mascot: Mac the Mountiesource
- Campus size: about 193 acressource
- Formerly known as "St. Aloysius Academy" (1853–1939)source
- Formerly known as "Mount Aloysius Junior College" (1939–1991)source
- Athletic conference: Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conferencesource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Key links
- Official websitemtaloy.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 214166)
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