Cairn vs CMU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
CMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,274) than Cairn ($32,275).
It is harder to admit to CMU than Cairn.
CMU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than Cairn (1,140).
CMU has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Cairn (26).
CMU has more students with 16,002 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
CMU has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while Cairn's ratio is 11 to 1.
CMU has more full-time faculties with 1,286 faculties while Cairn has 44 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Cairn University-Langhorne and Carnegie Mellon University.

Cairn	vs.	CMU
Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$32,275	2024 Tuition & Fees	$63,274
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	48%
$19,629	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$40,660

83.96 %	Acceptance Rates	11.00 %
62.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	44.01 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,540
26	ACT Score	35
55 %	Graduation Rate	91 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	97 %
1,031	Student Population	16,002
44	Number of Faculties	1,286
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	5 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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