WCU 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.

WCU 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 WCU ($22,511).
It is harder to admit to WCU than Cairn.
WCU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,180) than Cairn (1,140).
Both WCU and Cairn have the same submitted ACT scores (26).
WCU has more students with 17,275 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
Cairn has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while WCU's ratio is 20 to 1.
WCU has more full-time faculties with 675 faculties while Cairn has 44 full-time faculties.

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

WCU	vs.	Cairn
West Chester, Pennsylvania	Location	Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
In-State$10,686 Out-Of-State$22,511	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,275
53%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$5,802	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,629

79.00 %	Acceptance Rates	83.96 %
24.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	62.03 %
1,180	SAT Score	1,140
26	ACT Score	26
71 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
82 %	Retention Rate	79 %
17,275	Student Population	1,031
675	Number of Faculties	44
20 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	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service

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