Cairn vs PAFA 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.
PAFA has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,600) than Cairn ($32,275).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than PAFA.
Cairn has more students with 1,031 students while PAFA has 172 students.
PAFA has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while Cairn's ratio is 11 to 1.
Cairn has more full-time faculties with 44 faculties while PAFA has 19 full-time faculties.

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

Cairn	vs.	PAFA
Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Location	Philadelphia, 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	School of art, music, and design
$32,275	2024 Tuition & Fees	$44,600
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$19,629	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,119

83.56 %	Acceptance Rates	87.50 %
61.61 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.71 %
1,140	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
55 %	Graduation Rate	50 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	36 %
79 %	Retention Rate	80 %
1,031	Student Population	172
44	Number of Faculties	19
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)
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service

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