Cairn vs Penn State Harrisburg

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 Harrisburg is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Cairn has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,275) than Penn State Harrisburg ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State Harrisburg.
Penn State Harrisburg has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than Cairn (1,140).
Penn State Harrisburg has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Cairn (26).
Penn State Harrisburg has more students with 4,572 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
Cairn has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Harrisburg's ratio is 14 to 1.
Penn State Harrisburg has more full-time faculties with 240 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 Harrisburg.

Cairn	vs.	Penn State Harrisburg
Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Location	Middletown, 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
$32,275	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	70%
$19,629	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,114

83.56 %	Acceptance Rates	96.39 %
61.61 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.19 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,210
26	ACT Score	28
55 %	Graduation Rate	24 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	45 %
79 %	Retention Rate	80 %
1,031	Student Population	4,572
44	Number of Faculties	240
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 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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