Cairn vs Penn State Shenango

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 Shenango is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Cairn has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,275) than Penn State Shenango ($23,310).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State Shenango.
Penn State Shenango has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than Cairn (1,140).
Cairn has more students with 1,031 students while Penn State Shenango has 281 students.
Penn State Shenango has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while Cairn's ratio is 11 to 1.
Cairn has more full-time faculties with 44 faculties while Penn State Shenango has 31 full-time faculties.

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

Cairn	vs.	Penn State Shenango
Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Location	Sharon, 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$14,002 Out-Of-State$23,310
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$19,629	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,682

83.96 %	Acceptance Rates	90.91 %
62.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	37.89 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,170
26	ACT Score	-
55 %	Graduation Rate	23 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	20 %
79 %	Retention Rate	82 %
1,031	Student Population	281
44	Number of Faculties	31
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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