Penn State Mont Alto 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 Mont Alto 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 Mont Alto ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State Mont Alto.
Penn State Mont Alto has a higher submitted SAT score (1,170) than Cairn (1,140).
Cairn has more students with 1,031 students while Penn State Mont Alto has 670 students.
Penn State Mont Alto has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Cairn's ratio is 11 to 1.
Penn State Mont Alto has more full-time faculties with 57 faculties while Cairn has 44 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Mont Alto	vs.	Cairn
Mont Alto, 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
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$9,149	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,629

90.30 %	Acceptance Rates	83.56 %
24.23 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	61.61 %
1,170	SAT Score	1,140
-	ACT Score	26
27 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
37 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
75 %	Retention Rate	79 %
670	Student Population	1,031
57	Number of Faculties	44
10 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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