Cairn vs Penn State New Kensington

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Cairn is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State New Kensington is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Cairn has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,275) than Penn State New Kensington ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State New Kensington.
Cairn has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than Penn State New Kensington (1,110).
Both Cairn and Penn State New Kensington have the same submitted ACT scores (26).
Cairn has more students with 1,031 students while Penn State New Kensington has 460 students.
Penn State New Kensington has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Cairn's ratio is 11 to 1.
Cairn has more full-time faculties with 44 faculties while Penn State New Kensington has 38 full-time faculties.

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

Cairn	vs.	Penn State New Kensington
Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Location	New Kensington, 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$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$19,629	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,622

83.56 %	Acceptance Rates	93.31 %
61.61 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.83 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,110
26	ACT Score	26
55 %	Graduation Rate	28 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
79 %	Retention Rate	76 %
1,031	Student Population	460
44	Number of Faculties	38
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 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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