Mount Aloysius College
About
Mount Aloysius College is a private, Catholic, liberal-arts college in Cresson Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1853 and is conducted under the tradition of the Sisters of Mercy. The college is located on a 193-acre campus in the Allegheny Mountains.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 43 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 35 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing7 · 16.3%
- No Data35 · 81.4%
- Failing1 · 2.3%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 6
Action history · 10
- Apr 2025Initial AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Apr 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Apr 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
- Oct 2022Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 564 students received $3.1M in Pell grants, alongside $8.1M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 471 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Mount Aloysius College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 10
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Mount Aloysius College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Mount Aloysius College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectMount Aloysius College | 57% | — | 2,955 | $22,344 | Baccalaureate |
| 48% | 56.6% | 1,476 | $22,925 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 18% | 59.3% | 959 | $25,573 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 54% | 80.1% | 972 | $27,431 | Baccalaureate | |
| 32% | 89.0% | 763 | $20,082 | Baccalaureate | |
| 52% | 85.8% | 1,091 | $20,556 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 55% | 93.5% | 1,061 | $21,058 | Baccalaureate | |
| 35% | 84.8% | 952 | $22,051 | Baccalaureate | |
| 46% | 71.1% | 1,276 | $18,805 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 61% | 79.3% | 1,109 | $21,083 | Baccalaureate | |
| 45% | 50.9% | 1,210 | $20,359 | Baccalaureate | |
| 35% | 83.2% | 979 | $21,393 | Baccalaureate | |
| 58% | 84.9% | 854 | $19,125 | Baccalaureate | |
| 47% | 92.4% | 1,040 | $24,153 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 48% | 83.2% | 1,051 | $21,238 |
Institutions like Mount Aloysius College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Mount Aloysius College's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsVirginia
Averett University
Grad rate48%Admit rate56.6%Enrollment1,476Net price$22,925View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsVirginia
Bluefield University
Grad rate18%Admit rate59.3%Enrollment959Net price$25,573View data - BaccalaureateNew Hampshire
Colby-Sawyer College
Grad rate54%Admit rate80.1%Enrollment972Net price$27,431View data - BaccalaureateVirginia
Ferrum College
Grad rate32%Admit rate89.0%Enrollment763Net price$20,082View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsOhio
Heidelberg University
Grad rate52%Admit rate85.8%Enrollment1,091Net price$20,556View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Hiram College
Grad rate55%Admit rate93.5%Enrollment1,061Net price$21,058View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Keystone College
Grad rate35%Admit rate84.8%Enrollment952Net price$22,051View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsIndiana
Manchester University
Grad rate46%Admit rate71.1%Enrollment1,276Net price$18,805View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Marietta College
Grad rate61%Admit rate79.3%Enrollment1,109Net price$21,083View data - BaccalaureateIllinois
Quincy University
Grad rate45%Admit rate50.9%Enrollment1,210Net price$20,359View data - BaccalaureateMichigan
The University of Olivet
Grad rate35%Admit rate83.2%Enrollment979Net price$21,393View data - BaccalaureateIllinois
Trinity Christian College
Grad rate58%Admit rate84.9%Enrollment854Net price$19,125View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Wilmington College
Grad rate47%Admit rate92.4%Enrollment1,040Net price$24,153View data
Mount Aloysius College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
- Bryan PearsonDirector of Institutional Research
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of Mount Aloysius College (4)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Billy Clapper
- Christopher Godet
- Patricia Egan Jones
- Jim McDowellCeramics
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