Cairn vs Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

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Cairn is a private (not-for-profit) and Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Cairn has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,275) than Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania ($22,870).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania.
Cairn has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania (1,090).
Cairn has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania (23).
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania has more students with 12,074 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
Cairn has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania's ratio is 19 to 1.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Cairn University-Langhorne and Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania.

Cairn	vs.	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Location	Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification
$32,275	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,046 Out-Of-State$22,870
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$19,629	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,748

83.56 %	Acceptance Rates	94.75 %
61.61 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	33.22 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,090
26	ACT Score	23
55 %	Graduation Rate	53 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	28 %
79 %	Retention Rate	74 %
1,031	Student Population	12,074
44	Number of Faculties	-
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 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

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