Cairn vs WCU 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 WCU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Cairn has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,275) than WCU ($22,511).
It is harder to admit to WCU than Cairn.
WCU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than Cairn (1,140).
Both Cairn and WCU have the same submitted ACT scores (26).
WCU has more students with 17,275 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
Cairn has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while WCU's ratio is 20 to 1.
WCU has more full-time faculties with 675 faculties while Cairn has 44 full-time faculties.

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

Cairn	vs.	WCU
Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Location	West Chester, 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	Research University (high research activity)
$32,275	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,686 Out-Of-State$22,511
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	53%
$19,629	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,802

83.96 %	Acceptance Rates	79.00 %
62.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.00 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,180
26	ACT Score	26
55 %	Graduation Rate	71 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
79 %	Retention Rate	82 %
1,031	Student Population	17,275
44	Number of Faculties	675
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 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

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