PAFA 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.
PAFA has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,600) than Cairn ($32,275).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than PAFA.
Cairn has more students with 1,031 students while PAFA has 172 students.
PAFA has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while Cairn's ratio is 11 to 1.
Cairn has more full-time faculties with 44 faculties while PAFA has 19 full-time faculties.

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

PAFA	vs.	Cairn
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Location	Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
$44,600	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,275
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$25,119	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,629

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	83.56 %
10.71 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	61.61 %
-	SAT Score	1,140
-	ACT Score	26
50 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
36 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
80 %	Retention Rate	79 %
172	Student Population	1,031
19	Number of Faculties	44
5 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service

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