Penn State Abington vs Cairn

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Penn State Abington is a public and Cairn is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Cairn has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,275) than Penn State Abington ($25,388).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State Abington.
Penn State Abington has a higher submitted SAT score (1,180) than Cairn (1,140).
Cairn has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State Abington (23).
Penn State Abington has more students with 3,090 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
Cairn has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Abington's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State Abington has more full-time faculties with 151 faculties while Cairn has 44 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington and Cairn University-Langhorne.

Penn State Abington	vs.	Cairn
Abington, Pennsylvania	Location	Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
In-State$15,240 Out-Of-State$25,388	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,275
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$10,433	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,629

92.00 %	Acceptance Rates	83.96 %
14.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	62.03 %
1,180	SAT Score	1,140
23	ACT Score	26
28 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
32 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
76 %	Retention Rate	79 %
3,090	Student Population	1,031
151	Number of Faculties	44
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service

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