Penn State Lehigh Valley 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 Lehigh Valley 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 Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Cairn (1,140).
Cairn has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Cairn has more students with 1,031 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Cairn has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Cairn has more full-time faculties with 44 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Cairn
Center Valley, 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
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,629

93.99 %	Acceptance Rates	83.96 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	62.03 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,140
23	ACT Score	26
12 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
79 %	Retention Rate	79 %
888	Student Population	1,031
43	Number of Faculties	44
14 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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