Cairn vs Dickinson College

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Dickinson College has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,450) than Cairn ($32,275).
It is harder to admit to Dickinson College than Cairn.
Dickinson College has more students with 2,137 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
Dickinson College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Cairn's ratio is 11 to 1.
Dickinson College has more full-time faculties with 215 faculties while Cairn has 44 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Cairn University-Langhorne and Dickinson College.

Cairn	vs.	Dickinson College
Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Location	Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$32,275	2024 Tuition & Fees	$63,450
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$19,629	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$40,384

83.96 %	Acceptance Rates	43.01 %
62.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.99 %
1,140	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
55 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	89 %
1,031	Student Population	2,137
44	Number of Faculties	215
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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