Penn State Scranton 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 Scranton 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 Scranton ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State Scranton.
Penn State Scranton has a higher submitted SAT score (1,190) than Cairn (1,140).
Cairn has more students with 1,031 students while Penn State Scranton has 875 students.
Cairn has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Scranton's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Scranton has more full-time faculties with 56 faculties while Cairn has 44 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State Scranton	vs.	Cairn
Dunmore, Pennsylvania	Location	Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master'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
81%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$10,299	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,629

94.87 %	Acceptance Rates	83.56 %
11.15 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	61.61 %
1,190	SAT Score	1,140
-	ACT Score	26
34 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
78 %	Retention Rate	79 %
875	Student Population	1,031
56	Number of Faculties	44
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	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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