Penn State Berks 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 Berks 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 Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Cairn (1,140).
Penn State Berks has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Cairn (26).
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
Cairn has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Berks has more full-time faculties with 140 faculties while Cairn has 44 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Berks	vs.	Cairn
Reading, 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
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,629

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	83.96 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	62.03 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,140
27	ACT Score	26
33 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
76 %	Retention Rate	79 %
2,077	Student Population	1,031
140	Number of Faculties	44
13 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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