Cairn vs Penn State Abington

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 Abington is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Cairn has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,275) than Penn State Abington ($25,388).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State Abington.
Penn State Abington has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than Cairn (1,140).
Cairn has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Abington (23).
Penn State Abington has more students with 3,090 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
Cairn has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Abington's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State Abington has more full-time faculties with 151 faculties while Cairn has 44 full-time faculties.

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

Cairn	vs.	Penn State Abington
Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Location	Abington, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification
$32,275	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,240 Out-Of-State$25,388
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$19,629	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,433

83.96 %	Acceptance Rates	92.00 %
62.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.99 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,180
26	ACT Score	23
55 %	Graduation Rate	28 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	32 %
79 %	Retention Rate	76 %
1,031	Student Population	3,090
44	Number of Faculties	151
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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