F&M vs Cairn 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.
F&M has more expensive tuition & fees ($68,380) than Cairn ($32,275).
It is harder to admit to F&M than Cairn.
F&M has a higher submitted SAT score (1,390) than Cairn (1,140).
F&M has higher submitted ACT score (31) than Cairn (26).
F&M has more students with 1,990 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
F&M has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Cairn's ratio is 11 to 1.
F&M has more full-time faculties with 251 faculties while Cairn has 44 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Franklin and Marshall College and Cairn University-Langhorne.

F&M	vs.	Cairn
Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Location	Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
$68,380	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,275
62%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$50,919	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,629

32.00 %	Acceptance Rates	83.96 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	62.03 %
1,390	SAT Score	1,140
31	ACT Score	26
85 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
10 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
88 %	Retention Rate	79 %
1,990	Student Population	1,031
251	Number of Faculties	44
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service

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