Penn State York vs Cairn

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Penn State York 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 York ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than Penn State York.
Penn State York has a higher submitted SAT score (1,170) than Cairn (1,140).
Cairn has more students with 1,031 students while Penn State York has 718 students.
Penn State York has more full-time faculties with 49 faculties while Cairn has 44 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State York	vs.	Cairn
York, 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
77%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$8,419	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,629

92.00 %	Acceptance Rates	83.96 %
9.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	62.03 %
1,170	SAT Score	1,140
-	ACT Score	26
10 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
72 %	Retention Rate	79 %
718	Student Population	1,031
49	Number of Faculties	44
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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