Penn State Wilkes-Barre vs Cairn

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Penn State Wilkes-Barre 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 Wilkes-Barre ($23,750).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has a higher submitted SAT score (1,145) than Cairn (1,140).
Cairn has more students with 1,031 students while Penn State Wilkes-Barre has 368 students.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Cairn's ratio is 11 to 1.
Cairn has more full-time faculties with 44 faculties while Penn State Wilkes-Barre has 33 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Wilkes-Barre	vs.	Cairn
Dallas, 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$14,258 Out-Of-State$23,750	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,275
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$10,982	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,629

95.00 %	Acceptance Rates	83.96 %
14.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	62.03 %
1,145	SAT Score	1,140
-	ACT Score	26
20 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
41 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
86 %	Retention Rate	79 %
368	Student Population	1,031
33	Number of Faculties	44
10 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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