Cairn vs Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Cairn has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,275) than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design ($31,370).
It is harder to admit to Pennsylvania College of Art and Design than Cairn.
Cairn has more students with 1,031 students while Pennsylvania College of Art and Design has 245 students.
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Cairn's ratio is 11 to 1.
Cairn has more full-time faculties with 44 faculties while Pennsylvania College of Art and Design has 14 full-time faculties.

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

Cairn	vs.	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Location	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
$32,275	2024 Tuition & Fees	$31,370
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$19,629	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,576

83.96 %	Acceptance Rates	45.94 %
62.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	30.87 %
1,140	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
55 %	Graduation Rate	60 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	20 %
79 %	Retention Rate	61 %
1,031	Student Population	245
44	Number of Faculties	14
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 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, Employment services, Placement services

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