Five Towns College vs. Cairn

Five Towns College vs. Cairn University comparison

	Five Towns College	Cairn University	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Five Towns College	Cairn
Location	Dix Hills, NY	Langhorne, PA
Setting	Large Suburban	Large Suburban
Enrollment	546	1,031
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	For-profit	Non-profit
Website	ftc.edu	cairn.edu
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Costs	Five Towns College	Cairn
Tuition (In State)	$25,900	$31,255
Tuition (Out of State)	$25,900	$31,255
Room & Board	$13,700	$11,764
Avg Net Price	$18,765	$25,923
Avg Grant Aid	$17,794	$18,376
% Receiving Grant Aid	98%	96%

Admission	Five Towns College	Cairn
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	362	468
Admitted	211	379
Acceptance Rate	58.3%	81%
Enrolled %	45.5%	53.3%
Avg High School GPA	2.83	3.31
Typical High School Grades	B-	B+
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition	Low
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline

Academics	Five Towns College	Cairn
Student to Faculty Ratio	10:1	11:1
Popular Majors	Business (48%) Visual and Performing Arts (34%) Education (14%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (4%)	Philosophy and Religious Studies (71%) Education (13%) Business (8%) Human Services (6%) Visual and Performing Arts (2%)
Outcomes	Five Towns College	Cairn
Graduation Rate	31%	63%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$39,100	$37,000
Making Student Loan Payments	50%	69%
Median Student Loan Debt	$27,000	$27,000
Median Loan Payment	$279	$279

Diversity	Five Towns College	Cairn
% Men	69%	47%
% Women	31%	53%
Racial Diversity	High	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	50%	72%
% Black	20%	14%
% Hispanic	15%	7%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	4%	2%
% International	0%	2%
% Unknown Race	5%	0%

Students	Five Towns College	Cairn
% In-State	90%	60%
% Out-of-State	10%	36%
Campus	Five Towns College	Cairn
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Cairn University is larger than than Five Towns College based on total student enrollment (1,031 students vs. 546 students)

Five Towns College vs. Cairn Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Five Towns College or Cairn?

• Cairn University is 20.7% more expensive to attend than Five Towns College for in-state tuition ($31,255.00 vs. $25,900.00)
• Out of state tuition is 20.7% higher at Cairn than Five Towns College ($31,255.00 vs. $25,900.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Five Towns College than Cairn ($18,765 vs. $25,923)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Cairn University are 16.5% lower than costs at Five Towns College ($11,764 vs. $13,700)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Five Towns College than Cairn University (98% vs. 96%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Cairn University students is 3.3% larger than aid received Five Towns College ($18,376 vs. $17,794)

Five Towns College vs. Cairn Admissions Difficulty Comparison

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

• Accepted freshman Cairn students have a 0.48 point higher average high school GPA (3.31) than students at Five Towns College (2.83)
• Cairn has a higher acceptance rate (81%) than Five Towns College (58.3%)

Five Towns College vs. Cairn Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Five Towns College or Cairn? 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 Cairn and Five Towns College.

• The graduation rate at Cairn is higher than Five Towns College (63% vs. 31%)
• Graduates from Five Towns College earn on average $2,100 more per year than Cairn graduates after ten years. ($39,100 vs. $37,000)
• Cairn University and Five Towns College graduates both have the same median student loan debt upon graduation ($27,000 vs. $27,000)
• Cairn University and Five Towns College graduates both have a median monthly student loan payment upon graduation ($279 vs. $279)
• More Cairn graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Five Towns College students, three years after graduation. (69% vs. 50%)

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