Cairn vs Penn State Behrend

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 Behrend is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Cairn has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,275) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than Cairn (1,140).
Both Cairn and Penn State Behrend have the same submitted ACT scores (26).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
Cairn has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 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 Erie-Behrend College.

Cairn	vs.	Penn State Behrend
Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Location	Erie, 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$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$19,629	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,004

83.56 %	Acceptance Rates	95.71 %
61.61 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.74 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,210
26	ACT Score	26
55 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
79 %	Retention Rate	82 %
1,031	Student Population	3,295
44	Number of Faculties	286
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, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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