Cairn vs. Lyndon State College

Cairn University vs. Lyndon State College comparison

	Cairn University	Lyndon State College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Cairn	Lyndon State College
Location	Langhorne, PA	Lyndonville, VT
Setting	Large Suburban	Remote Town
Enrollment	1,031	1,147
Type	Private 4 Year	Public 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	cairn.edu	lyndonstate.edu
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Costs	Cairn	Lyndon State College
Tuition (In State)	$31,255	$10,632
Tuition (Out of State)	$31,255	$22,800
Room & Board	$11,764	$10,290
Avg Net Price	$25,923	$13,304
Avg Grant Aid	$18,376	$8,981
% Receiving Grant Aid	96%	94%

Admission	Cairn	Lyndon State College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	468	-
Admitted	379	-
Acceptance Rate	81%
Enrolled %	53.3%
Avg High School GPA	3.31	3.11
Typical High School Grades	B+	B
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)	Required
Application Deadline

Academics	Cairn	Lyndon State College
Student to Faculty Ratio	11:1	0:1
Popular Majors	Philosophy and Religious Studies (71%) Education (13%) Business (8%) Human Services (6%) Visual and Performing Arts (2%)	Visual and Performing Arts (15%) Business (14%) Communication (12%) Communications Technology (11%) Human Services (10%)
Outcomes	Cairn	Lyndon State College
Graduation Rate	63%	31%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$37,000	$35,700
Making Student Loan Payments	69%	62%
Median Student Loan Debt	$27,000	$26,750
Median Loan Payment	$279	$276

Diversity	Cairn	Lyndon State College
% Men	47%	0%
% Women	53%	0%
Racial Diversity	Low	Very Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	72%	82%
% Black	14%	4%
% Hispanic	7%	4%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	2%
% International	2%	1%
% Unknown Race	0%	5%

Students	Cairn	Lyndon State College
% In-State	60%	-
% Out-of-State	36%	-
Campus	Cairn	Lyndon State College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No	Yes
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Lyndon State College is larger than than Cairn based on total student enrollment (1,147 students vs. 1,031 students)

Cairn vs. Lyndon State College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Cairn or Lyndon State College?

• Cairn University is 194% more expensive to attend than Lyndon State College for in-state tuition ($31,255.00 vs. $10,632.00)
• Out of state tuition is 37.1% higher at Cairn than Lyndon State College ($31,255.00 vs. $22,800.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Lyndon State College than Cairn ($13,304 vs. $25,923)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Lyndon State College are 14.3% lower than costs at Cairn University ($10,290 vs. $11,764)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Cairn University than Lyndon State College (96% vs. 94%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Cairn University students is 104.6% larger than aid received Lyndon State College ($18,376 vs. $8,981)

Which college is harder to get into, Cairn or Lyndon State College? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Lyndon State College or Cairn .

• The average SAT score at Cairn University (976) is 39 points higher than at Lyndon State College (937)
• Incoming Cairn students have a 3 point higher average ACT score (21) than students at Lyndon State College (18)
• Accepted freshman Cairn students have a 0.2 point higher average high school GPA (3.31) than students at Lyndon State College (3.11)

Cairn vs. Lyndon State College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Cairn or Lyndon State College? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between Lyndon State College and Cairn.

• The graduation rate at Cairn is higher than Lyndon State College (63% vs. 31%)
• Graduates from Cairn University earn on average $1,300 more per year than Lyndon State College graduates after ten years. ($37,000 vs. $35,700)
• Lyndon State College students graduate with a $250 lower median federal student loan debt than Cairn graduates. ($26,750 vs. $27,000)
• Lyndon State College graduates are paying $3 less per month on federal student loans than Cairn graduates. ($276 vs. $279)
• More Cairn graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Lyndon State College students, three years after graduation. (69% vs. 62%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/