Cairn vs SU Academic Comparison

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 SU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Cairn has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,275) than SU ($15,648).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than SU.
Cairn has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than SU (1,090).
SU has more students with 5,162 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
Cairn has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while SU's ratio is 17 to 1.
SU has more full-time faculties with 279 faculties while Cairn has 44 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Cairn University-Langhorne and Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Cairn	vs.	SU
Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Location	Shippensburg, 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	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$32,275	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,394 Out-Of-State$15,648
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	76%
$19,629	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,673

83.56 %	Acceptance Rates	85.55 %
61.61 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.59 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,090
26	ACT Score	-
55 %	Graduation Rate	50 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	31 %
79 %	Retention Rate	69 %
1,031	Student Population	5,162
44	Number of Faculties	279
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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