Penn State Shenango 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 Shenango 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 Shenango ($23,310).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State Shenango.
Penn State Shenango has a higher submitted SAT score (1,170) than Cairn (1,140).
Cairn has more students with 1,031 students while Penn State Shenango has 281 students.
Penn State Shenango has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while Cairn's ratio is 11 to 1.
Cairn has more full-time faculties with 44 faculties while Penn State Shenango has 31 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Shenango	vs.	Cairn
Sharon, 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$14,002 Out-Of-State$23,310	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,275
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$9,682	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,629

90.91 %	Acceptance Rates	83.96 %
37.89 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	62.03 %
1,170	SAT Score	1,140
-	ACT Score	26
23 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
20 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
82 %	Retention Rate	79 %
281	Student Population	1,031
31	Number of Faculties	44
6 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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