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What Penn State Mont Alto costs

Mont Alto, Pennsylvania · Public · 559 undergrads

Penn State Mont Alto's in-state sticker price was $25,108 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). In-state students with federal aid paid $16,748 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $9,661. Out-of-state students pay $9,962 more in tuition.

What does Penn State Mont Alto cost?

$16,748 a year in-state

Out of state: about $26,710 a year

What in-state students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The in-state sticker price, with housing and food, is $25,108.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$9,661
$30,000–$48,000$9,041
$48,000–$75,000$10,829
$75,000–$110,000$16,940
over $110,000$22,283

Out-of-state tuition is $24,402 a year, against $14,440 in state. The out-of-state figure adds that $9,962 to the in-state average. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

In-state families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeIn-state, average paidOut of state, estimate
Under $30,000$9,661$19,623
$30,000–$48,000$9,041$19,003
$48,000–$75,000$10,829$20,791
$75,000–$110,000$16,940$26,902
Over $110,000$22,283$32,245

The out-of-state estimate is the in-state average plus the $9,962 more in tuition that Penn State Mont Alto charges students from other states. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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For in-state families earning under $30,000, grants took 62% off Penn State Mont Alto's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Penn State Mont Alto cost less than Penn State Berks but more than University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Penn State Mont Alto$10,829$16,748
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg$9,856$17,075
Penn State Abington$11,182$14,429
Penn State Berks$13,617$19,570

Public colleges: in-state students.

The sticker price

$14,440
Tuition, in state, 2025-26
$24,402
Tuition, out of state, 2025-26
$25,108
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books

Out-of-state students pay $9,962 more in tuition at Penn State Mont Alto and usually get less aid.

32%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$10,106
average grant for students who got aid.
52%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$24,500
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto cost for a family earning $25,000?
In-state families earning under $30,000 paid $9,661 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $25,108. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Penn State Mont Alto's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto cost for a family earning $40,000?
In-state families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $9,041 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $25,108. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Penn State Mont Alto's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto cost for a family earning $60,000?
In-state families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $10,829 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $25,108. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Penn State Mont Alto's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto cost for out-of-state students?
Out-of-state tuition at Penn State Mont Alto is $24,402 a year, against $14,440 for in-state students in 2025-26. In-state students who got federal aid paid $16,748 on average after grants in 2024-25. Adding the $9,962 tuition gap gives about $26,710 a year from out of state. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers