Penn State Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Fayette ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State Fayette.
Penn State Fayette has a higher submitted SAT score (1,160) than Cairn (1,140).
Cairn has more students with 1,031 students while Penn State Fayette has 424 students.
Penn State Fayette has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Cairn's ratio is 11 to 1.
Penn State Fayette has more full-time faculties with 45 faculties while Cairn has 44 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Fayette	vs.	Cairn
Lemont Furnace, 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
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$9,885	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,629

92.07 %	Acceptance Rates	83.96 %
16.94 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	62.03 %
1,160	SAT Score	1,140
-	ACT Score	26
30 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
74 %	Retention Rate	79 %
424	Student Population	1,031
45	Number of Faculties	44
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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