Pennsylvania State University Penn State Altoona offers 99% of incoming freshmen merit aid. The average merit aid award is $4,131. Pennsylvania State University Penn State Altoona is a public college located in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Its student population is 3,244. It is a four-year, medium, primarily residential campus. It has an acceptance rate of 91%. Pennsylvania State University Penn State Altoona 4 year graduation rate is 44% .
FRESHMAN W/O NEED, RECEIVING MERIT AID
$4,131
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Colleges with Similar Merit Aid Award Percentages and Award Amounts
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Merit Match ![]() |
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Pennsylvania State University Penn State Altoona | $42,648 | 99% | $4,131 | 91% | |
Mississippi State University | $40,920 | 102% | $3,800 | 57% |
Colleges in Mid East Region with similar merit aid awards levels
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | |
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Pennsylvania State University Penn State Altoona | $42,648 | 99% | $4,131 | 91% | |
Moravian College | $64,107 | 100% | $23,305 | 73% | |
Lycoming College | $58,059 | 97% | $26,637 | 66% | |
Neumann University | $49,960 | 97% | $16,864 | 69% | |
Drexel University | $58,514 | 100% | $15,641 | 77% | |
Muhlenberg College | $69,945 | 94% | $16,101 | 62% | |
Washington College | $65,286 | 100% | $19,897 | 64% | |
Fairleigh Dickinson University Florham Campus | n/a * | 99% | $18,141 | 84% | |
Nazareth College | $52,145 | 100% | $21,483 | 64% | |
Seton Hill University | $51,332 | 102% | $18,135 | 75% | |
Saint John Fisher College | $50,300 | 100% | $13,847 | 64% | |
Point Park University | $48,510 | 98% | $13,082 | 65% | |
Messiah College | $50,380 | 98% | $15,580 | 79% | |
Goucher College | $63,850 | 99% | $22,146 | 80% | |
Washington & Jefferson College | $64,082 | 100% | $29,014 | 82% | |
Lebanon Valley College | $60,710 | 96% | $22,205 | 78% | |
Allegheny College | $65,400 | 95% | $29,497 | 64% | |
Mount St. Mary's University | $58,620 | 94% | $20,831 | 68% | |
Marywood University | $52,913 | 98% | $18,010 | 76% | |
Pennsylvania State University Penn State Fayette Eberly | $23,726 | 94% | $2,488 | 80% |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and median earnings of alumni after 10 years
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 10 Year Salary ![]() |
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Pennsylvania State University Penn State Altoona | 91 | $86,800 |
University Of Nevada Reno | 88 | $95,000 |
Illinois State University | 89 | $95,000 |
University Of Maine | 92 | $95,000 |
University Of New Haven | 84 | $94,800 |
California State University Stanislaus | 86 | $94,200 |
Pacific University | 85 | $94,000 |
Utah State University | 89 | $93,900 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and cost of attendance
College | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Attendance Cost ![]() |
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Pennsylvania State University Penn State Altoona | 91 | $42,648 |
William Paterson University Of New Jersey | 93 | $38,408 |
Trinity Washington University | 95 | $38,490 |
Waynesburg University | 91 | $38,500 |
Sonoma State University | 90 | $38,506 |
Western Kentucky University | 97 | $38,662 |
Mansfield University Of Pennsylvania | 92 | $38,752 |
University Of Nevada Las Vegas | 82 | $38,829 |
University Of Nevada Reno | 88 | $38,865 |
Grace College And Theological Seminary | 82 | $38,878 |
Huntington University | 83 | $38,974 |
University Of Nebraska At Omaha | 82 | $39,056 |
Johnson State College | 84 | $39,070 |
Spalding University | 96 | $39,278 |
Western Washington University | 88 | $39,495 |
Wilmington College | 85 | $39,500 |
Campbellsville University | 83 | $39,586 |
Wilson College | 92 | $39,854 |
Life University | 94 | $39,901 |
New Jersey City University | 96 | $40,011 |
Bluefield College | 95 | $40,132 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and similar 4 year graduation rates
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 4 year graduation ![]() |
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Pennsylvania State University Penn State Altoona | 91 | 44% |
Nichols College | 82 | 48% |
Longwood University | 89 | 48% |
Moody Bible Institute | 95 | 48% |
Saint Martin's University | 96 | 47% |
Wilson College | 92 | 47% |
Loyola University New Orleans | 94 | 47% |
University Of Northwestern St Paul | 93 | 47% |
Illinois State University | 89 | 47% |
Robert Morris University | 84 | 47% |
Chestnut Hill College | 96 | 47% |
Otis College Of Art And Design | 94 | 47% |
Pennsylvania State University Penn State Erie Behrend College | 89 | 47% |
Ave Maria University | 83 | 46% |
University Of Detroit Mercy | 83 | 46% |
Benedictine College | 93 | 46% |
Columbia College | 96 | 46% |
The College Of Saint Rose | 87 | 46% |
Mount Saint Mary's University | 84 | 46% |
Arizona State University Tempe | 85 | 45% |
Iowa State University | 91 | 45% |
Comparing merit aid in colleges with similar acceptance rates.
Name | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() |
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Pennsylvania State University Penn State Altoona | 99% | $4,131 |
Plymouth State University | 97% | $4,558 |
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