Cairn vs Penn State Altoona

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 Altoona is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Cairn has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,275) than Penn State Altoona ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State Altoona.
Penn State Altoona has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than Cairn (1,140).
Cairn has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Altoona (24).
Penn State Altoona has more students with 2,577 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
Cairn has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Altoona's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Altoona has more full-time faculties with 202 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 Altoona.

Cairn	vs.	Penn State Altoona
Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Location	Altoona, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification
$32,275	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	71%
$19,629	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,140

83.56 %	Acceptance Rates	97.31 %
61.61 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.37 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,160
26	ACT Score	24
55 %	Graduation Rate	16 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	47 %
79 %	Retention Rate	77 %
1,031	Student Population	2,577
44	Number of Faculties	202
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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