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Mount Aloysius College

Mount Aloysius College is based in the town of Cresson, PA — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$17,100

family income
under $30k

$16,577

$30–48k

$18,440

$48–75k

$23,150

$75–110k

$25,501

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$22,3442023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Mount Aloysius College rose from $18,150 (2008) to $22,344 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$18,150
2009	$16,962
2010	$18,824
2011	$19,774
2012	$19,648
2013	$21,327
2014	$20,825
2015	$22,054
2016	$21,940
2017	$21,832
2018	$22,964
2019	$23,842
2020	$22,921
2021	$21,766
2022	$20,748
2023	$22,344

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$40,4352024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Mount Aloysius College rose from $26,981 (2009) to $40,435 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$26,981
2010	$27,727
2011	$28,396
2012	$29,566
2013	$30,884
2014	$32,332
2015	$32,704
2016	$33,534
2017	$34,402
2018	$35,293
2019	$36,247
2020	$36,886
2021	$37,850
2022	$38,096
2023	$38,533
2024	$40,435

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$10,980
2001	$11,860
2002	$12,760
2003	$13,420
2004	$14,100
2005	$14,710
2006	$15,350
2007	$15,990
2008	$16,580
2013	$20,268
2014	$20,790
2015	$21,360
2016	$21,850
2017	$22,430
2018	$23,110
2019	$23,680
2020	$24,370
2021	$24,890
2022	$25,510
2023	$26,156

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Mount Aloysius College reports published tuition of $27,072 in this record. Mount Aloysius College's $27,072 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Mount Aloysius College reports 1,094 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

56.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Mount Aloysius College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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56.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Mount Aloysius College rose from 46.2% (entered 1996) to 56.9% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1996 cohort	46.2%
1997 cohort	53.8%
1998 cohort	62.6%
1999 cohort	47.8%
2000 cohort	50%
2001 cohort	54.4%
2002 cohort	51.9%
2003 cohort	52.1%
2004 cohort	52%
2005 cohort	50.8%
2006 cohort	48.5%
2007 cohort	37%
2008 cohort	44.2%
2009 cohort	43.4%
2010 cohort	38.4%
2011 cohort	43.4%
2012 cohort	44.9%
2013 cohort	47.7%
2014 cohort	46.1%
2015 cohort	52.6%
2016 cohort	46%
2017 cohort	55.6%
2018 cohort	56.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1996–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$7,938	$5,031
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$9,250	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$9,250	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	—	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$6,625	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$10,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,625	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,500	$4,600
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,500	$6,450
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,750	$6,726
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$20,000	$7,110
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$22,500	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,170	$7,502
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$23,250	$8,625
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,969	$9,241
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,475	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$8,717
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,284	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$24,287	$8,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$45,211

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$44,762

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$46,165

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Mount Aloysius College admitted 1,294 of 1,577 applicants in Fall 2024. The 82.1% rate describes that application pool.

82.1%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $26,156 tuition · 2023–24 1,094 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 918–11681600

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Admissions

Mount Aloysius College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Mount Aloysius College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 473–598 and Math was 445–570 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 918–1168 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	473	540	598
SAT Math	445	530	570

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Mount Aloysius College received 1,577 applications and admitted 1,294 (82.1%), with 318 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

82%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	80.4%
Fall 2002	73.9%
Fall 2003	74.3%
Fall 2004	75%
Fall 2005	76.7%
Fall 2006	74.8%
Fall 2007	79.4%
Fall 2008	74.1%
Fall 2009	79.7%
Fall 2010	79.7%
Fall 2011	72.3%
Fall 2012	75.9%
Fall 2013	68.8%
Fall 2014	74%
Fall 2015	72.9%
Fall 2016	58.6%
Fall 2017	91.1%
Fall 2018	91.6%
Fall 2019	94.9%
Fall 2020	95.2%
Fall 2021	92.4%
Fall 2022	86%
Fall 2023	90.4%
Fall 2024	82%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

918–1168Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2003	790	1030
Fall 2004	820	1010
Fall 2005	840	1020
Fall 2006	810	1020
Fall 2007	820	1010
Fall 2008	790	990
Fall 2009	840	1020
Fall 2010	840	1020
Fall 2011	800	990
Fall 2012	820	1003
Fall 2013	810	1000
Fall 2014	840	1010
Fall 2015	860	1020
Fall 2016	870	1030
Fall 2017	940	1120
Fall 2018	940	1120
Fall 2022	940	1110
Fall 2023	900	1105
Fall 2024	918	1168

IPEDS Fall 2003–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

15–24Fall 2023 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	15	19
Fall 2005	16	20
Fall 2006	17	20
Fall 2007	16	19
Fall 2008	16	20
Fall 2009	17	21
Fall 2010	17	21
Fall 2011	16	21
Fall 2012	17	21
Fall 2013	18	22
Fall 2014	16	20
Fall 2015	17	21
Fall 2016	18	21
Fall 2017	18	22
Fall 2018	17	22
Fall 2023	15	24

IPEDS Fall 2004–2023, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,094Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Mount Aloysius College fell from 1,266 (Fall 2002) to 1,094 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,266
Fall 2003	1,345
Fall 2004	1,382
Fall 2005	1,424
Fall 2006	1,444
Fall 2007	1,483
Fall 2008	1,523
Fall 2009	1,482
Fall 2010	1,535
Fall 2011	1,493
Fall 2012	1,532
Fall 2013	1,571
Fall 2014	1,565
Fall 2015	1,472
Fall 2016	1,310
Fall 2017	1,185
Fall 2018	1,155
Fall 2019	1,093
Fall 2020	1,082
Fall 2021	1,035
Fall 2022	1,097
Fall 2023	1,123
Fall 2024	1,094

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

56%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Mount Aloysius College fell from 63% (Fall 2002) to 56% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	63%
Fall 2003 cohort	58%
Fall 2004 cohort	69%
Fall 2005 cohort	73%
Fall 2006 cohort	67%
Fall 2007 cohort	59%
Fall 2008 cohort	59%
Fall 2009 cohort	62%
Fall 2010 cohort	62%
Fall 2011 cohort	66%
Fall 2012 cohort	60%
Fall 2013 cohort	67%
Fall 2014 cohort	64%
Fall 2015 cohort	70%
Fall 2016 cohort	59%
Fall 2017 cohort	72%
Fall 2018 cohort	68%
Fall 2019 cohort	76%
Fall 2020 cohort	69%
Fall 2021 cohort	74%
Fall 2022 cohort	71%
Fall 2023 cohort	56%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Mount Aloysius College

Faculty pay at Mount Aloysius College averages $88,752 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Mount Aloysius College as a primarily residential campus of 1,094 undergraduates — and 56.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Mount Aloysius College's SAT section-percentile sums are 918–1168 — their midpoint is below the PA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Mount Aloysius College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Mount Aloysius College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Mount Aloysius College82.1%

Pennsylvania median81.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Mount Aloysius College$27,072

Pennsylvania median$33,730

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Mount Aloysius College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Mount Aloysius College$46,165

Pennsylvania median$62,101

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Mount Aloysius College, Pennsylvania and national reference values
Metric & basis	Mount Aloysius College	Pennsylvania median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	82.1%	81.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$27,072	$33,730	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$46,165	$62,101	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Mount Aloysius College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Mount Aloysius College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 4 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$87,928
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$66,959
Accounting and Related Services	$55,261
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$45,714

These 4 fields listed for Mount Aloysius College measure earnings after completion. The $46,165 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 18 additional Mount Aloysius College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Mount Aloysius College report?

Mount Aloysius College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 918–1168 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Mount Aloysius College's acceptance rate?

82.1% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,294 admitted from 1,577 applicants.

How much does Mount Aloysius College cost?

At Mount Aloysius College, tuition is $27,072. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Mount Aloysius College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $46,165. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Pennsylvania

Muhlenberg College — 72% admitted
Misericordia University — 70.9% admitted
Neumann University — 81.3% admitted
Messiah University — 79% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.