Cairn vs Penn State Lehigh Valley

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Cairn is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Cairn has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,275) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than Cairn (1,140).
Cairn has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Cairn has more students with 1,031 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Cairn has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Cairn has more full-time faculties with 44 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

Cairn	vs.	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Location	Center Valley, 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$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$19,629	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,173

83.56 %	Acceptance Rates	94.21 %
61.61 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.26 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,220
26	ACT Score	23
55 %	Graduation Rate	12 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	48 %
79 %	Retention Rate	79 %
1,031	Student Population	888
44	Number of Faculties	43
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
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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