Penn State World Campus 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 World Campus 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 World Campus ($15,204).
It is harder to admit to Penn State World Campus than Cairn.
Penn State World Campus has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Cairn (1,140).
Cairn has higher submitted ACT score (22) than Penn State World Campus (22).
Penn State World Campus has more students with 13,979 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
Cairn has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State World Campus's ratio is 16 to 1.
Cairn has more full-time faculties with 44 faculties while Penn State World Campus has 2 full-time faculties.

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

Penn State World Campus	vs.	Cairn
University Park, Pennsylvania	Location	Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
In-State$15,204 Out-Of-State$15,204	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,275
59%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$6,801	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,629

80.05 %	Acceptance Rates	83.96 %
47.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	62.03 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,140
22	ACT Score	26
36 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
75 %	Retention Rate	79 %
13,979	Student Population	1,031
2	Number of Faculties	44
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	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

See Full Comparison