SU vs Cairn Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

SU 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 SU ($15,648).
It is harder to admit to Cairn than SU.
Cairn has a higher submitted SAT score (1,090) than SU (1,090).
SU has more students with 5,162 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
Cairn has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while SU's ratio is 17 to 1.
SU has more full-time faculties with 279 faculties while Cairn has 44 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania and Cairn University-Langhorne.

SU	vs.	Cairn
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania	Location	Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
In-State$13,394 Out-Of-State$15,648	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,275
76%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$7,673	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,629

86.00 %	Acceptance Rates	83.96 %
20.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	62.03 %
1,090	SAT Score	1,140
-	ACT Score	26
50 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
31 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
69 %	Retention Rate	79 %
5,162	Student Population	1,031
279	Number of Faculties	44
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service

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