Penn State New Kensington vs Cairn

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Penn State New Kensington 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 New Kensington ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State New Kensington.
Cairn has a higher submitted SAT score (1,110) than Penn State New Kensington (1,110).
Both Penn State New Kensington and Cairn have the same submitted ACT scores (26).
Cairn has more students with 1,031 students while Penn State New Kensington has 460 students.
Penn State New Kensington has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Cairn's ratio is 11 to 1.
Cairn has more full-time faculties with 44 faculties while Penn State New Kensington has 38 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State New Kensington	vs.	Cairn
New Kensington, 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
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$8,622	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,629

93.31 %	Acceptance Rates	83.56 %
20.83 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	61.61 %
1,110	SAT Score	1,140
26	ACT Score	26
28 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
76 %	Retention Rate	79 %
460	Student Population	1,031
38	Number of Faculties	44
8 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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