Penn State Behrend 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 Behrend 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 Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Cairn (1,140).
Both Penn State Behrend and Cairn have the same submitted ACT scores (26).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
Cairn has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Cairn has 44 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Cairn
Erie, 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$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,275
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,629

95.71 %	Acceptance Rates	83.56 %
18.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	61.61 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,140
26	ACT Score	26
42 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
82 %	Retention Rate	79 %
3,295	Student Population	1,031
286	Number of Faculties	44
12 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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