Cairn vs W&J 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.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Cairn has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,275) than W&J ($28,185).
It is harder to admit to W&J than Cairn.
W&J has more students with 1,151 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
W&J has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Cairn's ratio is 11 to 1.
W&J has more full-time faculties with 112 faculties while Cairn has 44 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Cairn University-Langhorne and Washington & Jefferson College.

Cairn	vs.	W&J
Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Location	Washington, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$32,275	2024 Tuition & Fees	$28,185
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$19,629	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$36,450

83.56 %	Acceptance Rates	81.54 %
61.61 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.97 %
1,140	SAT Score	-
26	ACT Score	-
55 %	Graduation Rate	74 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
79 %	Retention Rate	83 %
1,031	Student Population	1,151
44	Number of Faculties	112
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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