Penn State Brandywine 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 Brandywine 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 Brandywine ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State Brandywine.
Penn State Brandywine has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Cairn (1,140).
Cairn has higher submitted ACT score (25) than Penn State Brandywine (25).
Penn State Brandywine has more students with 1,196 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
Cairn has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Brandywine's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Brandywine has more full-time faculties with 69 faculties while Cairn has 44 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Brandywine	vs.	Cairn
Media, 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$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,275
68%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$9,937	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,629

95.33 %	Acceptance Rates	83.56 %
18.84 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	61.61 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,140
25	ACT Score	26
25 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
29 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
74 %	Retention Rate	79 %
1,196	Student Population	1,031
69	Number of Faculties	44
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	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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