Penn State Altoona 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 Altoona 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 Altoona ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State Altoona.
Penn State Altoona has a higher submitted SAT score (1,160) than Cairn (1,140).
Cairn has higher submitted ACT score (24) than Penn State Altoona (24).
Penn State Altoona has more students with 2,577 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
Cairn has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Altoona's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Altoona has more full-time faculties with 202 faculties while Cairn has 44 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Altoona	vs.	Cairn
Altoona, Pennsylvania	Location	Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,275
71%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$10,140	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,629

97.00 %	Acceptance Rates	83.96 %
11.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	62.03 %
1,160	SAT Score	1,140
24	ACT Score	26
16 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
47 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
77 %	Retention Rate	79 %
2,577	Student Population	1,031
202	Number of Faculties	44
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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