Cairn vs. Potomac College-Washington

Cairn University vs. Potomac College Washington comparison

	Cairn University	Potomac College Washington	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Cairn	Potomac College-Washington
Location	Langhorne, PA	Washington, DC
Setting	Large Suburban	Large City
Enrollment	1,031	534
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	For-profit
Website	cairn.edu	potomac.edu
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Costs	Cairn	Potomac College-Washington
Tuition (In State)	$31,255	$5,760
Tuition (Out of State)	$31,255	$5,760
Room & Board	$11,764	$11,360
Avg Net Price	$25,923	$16,802
Avg Grant Aid	$18,376	$3,689
% Receiving Grant Aid	96%	17%

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

Academics	Cairn	Potomac College-Washington
Student to Faculty Ratio	11:1	14:1
Popular Majors	Philosophy and Religious Studies (71%) Education (13%) Business (8%) Human Services (6%) Visual and Performing Arts (2%)	Business (94%) Health Professions (4%) Computer and Information Sciences (2%)
Outcomes	Cairn	Potomac College-Washington
Graduation Rate	63%	20%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$37,000	$51,400
Making Student Loan Payments	69%	26%
Median Student Loan Debt	$27,000	$30,500
Median Loan Payment	$279	$315

Diversity	Cairn	Potomac College-Washington
% Men	47%	62%
% Women	53%	38%
Racial Diversity	Low	Medium
HBCU	No	No
% White	72%	19%
% Black	14%	62%
% Hispanic	7%	2%
% Native American	0%	2%
% Pacific Islander	0%	1%
% Two or More Races	2%	5%
% International	2%	3%
% Unknown Race	0%	6%

Students	Cairn	Potomac College-Washington
% In-State	60%	14%
% Out-of-State	36%	86%
Campus	Cairn	Potomac College-Washington
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Cairn University is larger than than Potomac College-Washington based on total student enrollment (1,031 students vs. 534 students)

Cairn vs. Potomac College-Washington Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Cairn or Potomac College-Washington?

• Cairn University is 442.6% more expensive to attend than Potomac College-Washington for in-state tuition ($31,255.00 vs. $5,760.00)
• Out of state tuition is 442.6% higher at Cairn than Potomac College Washington ($31,255.00 vs. $5,760.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Potomac College Washington than Cairn ($16,802 vs. $25,923)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Potomac College Washington are 3.6% lower than costs at Cairn University ($11,360 vs. $11,764)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Cairn University than Potomac College Washington (96% vs. 17%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Cairn University students is 398.1% larger than aid received Potomac College Washington ($18,376 vs. $3,689)

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

Cairn vs. Potomac College-Washington Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Cairn or Potomac College-Washington? 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 Potomac College-Washington and Cairn.

• The graduation rate at Cairn is higher than Potomac College Washington (63% vs. 20%)
• Graduates from Potomac College Washington earn on average $14,400 more per year than Cairn graduates after ten years. ($51,400 vs. $37,000)
• Cairn University students graduate with a $3,500 lower median federal student loan debt than Potomac College-Washington graduates. ($27,000 vs. $30,500)
• Cairn graduates are paying $36 less per month on federal student loans than Potomac College-Washington graduates. ($279 vs. $315)
• More Cairn graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Potomac College-Washington students, three years after graduation. (69% vs. 26%)

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