Cairn vs Penn State 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.

Cairn is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Penn State has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,188) than Cairn ($32,275).
It is harder to admit to Penn State than Cairn.
Penn State has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than Cairn (1,140).
Penn State has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Cairn (26).
Penn State has more students with 50,028 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
Cairn has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State has more full-time faculties with 2,994 faculties while Cairn has 44 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Cairn University-Langhorne and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Cairn	vs.	Penn State
Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Location	University Park, 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	Research University (very high research activity)
$32,275	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	56%
$19,629	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,574

83.96 %	Acceptance Rates	54.00 %
62.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,310
26	ACT Score	29
55 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
79 %	Retention Rate	91 %
1,031	Student Population	50,028
44	Number of Faculties	2,994
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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