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Cairn University - Langhorne

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Published: 2026-06-24
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Langhorne, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·cairn.edu

6-yr Graduation

60%

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Total enrollment

1,097

peer median 1,442

Avg net price

$29,577

+$5.2k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

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About

Cairn University is a private Christian university in Langhorne Manor and Middletown Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1913, the university has six schools and departments: Business, Counseling, Divinity, Education, Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Music. All students take a minimum of 30 semester hours of Bible classes.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS

Applied

575

575 candidates competed

Admitted

507

88.2% acceptance rate

Enrolled

229

45.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS

Overall completion

60%

Overall completion

60%

4-year graduation

34%

4-year graduation

34%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

60%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

60%

Full-time retention

77%

Full-time retention

77%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap

Pell recipients

55%

Non-Pell

56%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 60 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 55 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs

Passing

8.3% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

0.0% of portfolio

Fail rate

0.0%

-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

60programs

Passing5 · 8.3%
No Data55 · 91.7%
Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical

Severe

Recoverable

At Risk

Watch

Safe

No data

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

Program

Typical

Benchmark

EP gap

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

$36,295

$35,274

Same-State HS Median

+2.9%

+$1,021

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

+2.9%

$36,295 vs $35,274

Social Work

Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions

$45,729

$35,274

Same-State HS Median

+29.6%

+$10,455

Social Work

Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions

+29.6%

$45,729 vs $35,274

Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries

Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations

$47,805

$35,274

Same-State HS Median

+35.5%

+$12,531

Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries

Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations

+35.5%

$47,805 vs $35,274

Religion/Religious Studies

Bachelor Degree · Philosophy And Religious Studies

$55,492

$35,274

Same-State HS Median

+57.3%

+$20,218

Religion/Religious Studies

Bachelor Degree · Philosophy And Religious Studies

+57.3%

$55,492 vs $35,274

Business Administration Management and Operations

Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

$61,973

$35,274

Same-State HS Median

+75.7%

+$26,699

Business Administration Management and Operations

Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

+75.7%

$61,973 vs $35,274

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

Program

EP gap

Status

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

+2.9%

+$1,021

Just passing

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

Program

Median debt

Median earnings

Debt burden

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

$30,000

$36,295

83%

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

83%

$30,000 debt · $36,295 earn

Social Work

Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions

$27,000

$45,729

59%

Social Work

Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions

59%

$27,000 debt · $45,729 earn

Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries

Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations

$27,000

$47,805

57%

Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries

Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations

57%

$27,000 debt · $47,805 earn

Religion/Religious Studies

Bachelor Degree · Philosophy And Religious Studies

$30,070

$55,492

54%

Religion/Religious Studies

Bachelor Degree · Philosophy And Religious Studies

54%

$30,070 debt · $55,492 earn

Business Administration Management and Operations

Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

$26,250

$61,973

42%

Business Administration Management and Operations

Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

42%

$26,250 debt · $61,973 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1967Next review Jan 2032

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation

Accredited since 1950Next review Dec 2016

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays

$0–30k$24,409

$0–30k

$24,409

$30–48k$26,083

$30–48k

$26,083

$48–75k$29,663

$48–75k

$29,663

$75–110k$29,409

$75–110k

$29,409

$110k+$32,037

$110k+

$32,037

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)

$29,577

+$5,236vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $24,342

Federal loans

79.3%

In-state tuition

$32,625

Out-of-state

$32,625

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 366 students received $2.0M in Pell grants, alongside $4.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

366

AY 2024–25

Pell disbursed

$2.0M

$1,978,677 total

Direct Loans

$4.1M

829 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

’20

’21

’22

’23

’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.4M

346 loan awards

Unsubsidized · UG$1.2M

366 loan awards

Unsubsidized · Grad$558K

62 loan awards

Parent PLUS$909K

54 loan awards

Grad PLUS$8K

1 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 236 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (2.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate

2.1%

-0.2pp vs 2.3% national

Borrowers in repayment

236

Defaulted

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016

7.5%-1.8

2017

8.1%-1.1

2018

6.5%-0.5

2019

2.1%-0.2

2020*

0.0%

This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Cairn University-Langhorne

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs51

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

256 total completions

01Business

7529.3%

01Business

7529.3%

02Education

5421.1%

02Education

5421.1%

03Theology

4015.6%

03Theology

4015.6%

04Psychology

2911.3%

04Psychology

2911.3%

05Visual/Performing Arts

187.0%

05Visual/Performing Arts

187.0%

06Health Professions

166.3%

06Health Professions

166.3%

07Public Admin

72.7%

07Public Admin

72.7%

08Parks/Recreation

72.7%

08Parks/Recreation

72.7%

09Multi/Interdisciplinary

62.3%

09Multi/Interdisciplinary

62.3%

10Computer Sciences

41.6%

10Computer Sciences

41.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS

Fall total

1,097

12-mo unduplicated

1,861

Undergraduate

1,599

Graduate

262

Gender split

Men

48%892

Women

52%969

Race / ethnicity composition

White

61.1%

Unknown

10.0%

Two or more

7.9%

Black

7.8%

Non-resident

6.1%

Asian

3.7%

Hispanic

3.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA

Athletes

214

139 M · 75 W

Women athletes

35.0%

Athletic aid

Total student aid

Budget

$735K

Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid

Recruiting expense

$8K

$793

Head-coach salaries

$11K

Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Sport

Men

Women

Expenses

Soccer

$85,083

Soccer

35 M · 23 W

$85K

Baseball

—

$153,021

Baseball

40 M · —

$153K

Basketball

$112,977

Basketball

20 M · 13 W

$113K

Volleyball

$56,243

Volleyball

12 M · 14 W

$56K

Cross Country

$20,870

Cross Country

11 M · 8 W

$21K

Tennis

$30,470

Tennis

8 M · 8 W

$30K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students

1.94

2 offenses · 1,031 students

3-year trend

2.442 yrs ago0.901 yr ago1.94Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

Criminal offenses by type

Rape

Motor vehicle theft

By location

2total

On campus2

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

Domestic violence

Dating violence

Stalking

1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals

Weapons00

Drugs00

Liquor01

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS

Student-to-faculty

11.0:1

Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)

Cairn University-Langhorne vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Cairn University-Langhorne selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

					Carnegie
SubjectCairn University-Langhorne	60%	—	1,097	$29,577	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Cedarville University	73%	65.3%	6,318	$25,022	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Chestnut Hill College	49%	74.5%	1,288	$29,944	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Clarks Summit University	53%	90.1%	—	$21,873	Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Corban University	61%	93.9%	1,029	$25,525	Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Eastern University	60%	90.8%	8,727	$25,885	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Gordon College	69%	69.2%	1,595	$24,817	Baccalaureate
Grace College and Theological Seminary	69%	82.1%	2,304	$18,406	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Lancaster Bible College	68%	55.9%	2,519	$22,870	Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Multnomah University	51%	49.8%	—	$23,866	Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Roberts Wesleyan University	67%	70.6%	1,960	$23,461	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Rosemont College	54%	76.3%	781	$20,356	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Trinity International University-Illinois	46%	100.0%	869	$21,386	Doctoral/Professional
University of Valley Forge	49%	61.2%	589	$27,499	Baccalaureate
Peer group median	60%	74.5%	1,442	$24,342

Institutions like Cairn University-Langhorne

Explore the federal data for institutions in Cairn University-Langhorne's comparison group.

IPEDS

Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsOhio
Cedarville University
Grad rate
73%
Admit rate
65.3%
Enrollment
6,318
Net price
$25,022
View data
Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPennsylvania
Chestnut Hill College
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
74.5%
Enrollment
1,288
Net price
$29,944
View data
Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPennsylvania
Clarks Summit University
Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
90.1%
Enrollment
—
Net price
$21,873
Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsOregon
Corban University
Grad rate
61%
Admit rate
93.9%
Enrollment
1,029
Net price
$25,525
View data
Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPennsylvania
Eastern University
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
90.8%
Enrollment
8,727
Net price
$25,885
View data
BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Gordon College
Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
69.2%
Enrollment
1,595
Net price
$24,817
View data
Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsIndiana
Grace College and Theological Seminary
Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
82.1%
Enrollment
2,304
Net price
$18,406
View data
Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPennsylvania
Lancaster Bible College
Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
55.9%
Enrollment
2,519
Net price
$22,870
View data
Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsOregon
Multnomah University
Grad rate
51%
Admit rate
49.8%
Enrollment
—
Net price
$23,866
Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew York
Roberts Wesleyan University
Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
70.6%
Enrollment
1,960
Net price
$23,461
View data
Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPennsylvania
Rosemont College
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
76.3%
Enrollment
781
Net price
$20,356
View data
Doctoral/ProfessionalIllinois
Trinity International University-Illinois
Grad rate
46%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
869
Net price
$21,386
View data
BaccalaureatePennsylvania
University of Valley Forge
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
61.2%
Enrollment
589
Net price
$27,499
View data

Cairn University-Langhorne Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office

Institutional Research

Phone

215.702.4337

Address

200 Manor Avenue, Langhorne, PA 19047

Cairn University’s Institutional Research resources are provided to advance institutional and educational effectiveness.

Visit IR office page

Team

1 member

Rick Houseknecht
Research and Analytics Specialist

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

DFR report
IPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024
nces.ed.gov

Frequently asked questions about Cairn University-Langhorne

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Cairn University-Langhorne.

What is the graduation rate at Cairn University-Langhorne?

Cairn University-Langhorne reports a 6-year graduation rate of 60% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Cairn University-Langhorne?

Cairn University-Langhorne reports a total enrollment of 1,097 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Cairn University-Langhorne?

The average net price at Cairn University-Langhorne is $29,577 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Cairn University-Langhorne?

Cairn University-Langhorne's yield rate is 45.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Cairn University-Langhorne located?

Cairn University-Langhorne is located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047-2990.

Who runs Institutional Research at Cairn University-Langhorne?

Cairn University-Langhorne's IR work is done by the Institutional Research.

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Cairn University - Langhorne

Pell equity

Pass / fail distribution

Severity spectrum

Earnings premium gap

Near the line (±5%)

Debt vs earnings

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

Net price by family income

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Default rate vs national, by cohort

Top program families by completions

Gender split

Race / ethnicity composition

Men vs women · spending splits

Sport-by-sport · 8

3-year trend

Criminal offenses by type

By location

VAWA offenses

Hate crimes by bias

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

Residence-hall fires

Cedarville University

Chestnut Hill College

Clarks Summit University

Corban University

Eastern University

Gordon College

Grace College and Theological Seminary

Lancaster Bible College

Multnomah University

Roberts Wesleyan University

Rosemont College

Trinity International University-Illinois

University of Valley Forge

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