Penn State Beaver vs Cairn

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Penn State Beaver 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 Beaver ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State Beaver.
Penn State Beaver has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Cairn (1,140).
Cairn has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State Beaver (23).
Cairn has more students with 1,031 students while Penn State Beaver has 522 students.
Cairn has more full-time faculties with 44 faculties while Penn State Beaver has 35 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Beaver	vs.	Cairn
Monaca, 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$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,275
85%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$9,341	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,629

92.01 %	Acceptance Rates	83.96 %
10.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	62.03 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,140
23	ACT Score	26
20 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
37 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
72 %	Retention Rate	79 %
522	Student Population	1,031
35	Number of Faculties	44
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	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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