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Cairn University-Langhorne

Langhorne, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·cairn.edu
6-yr Graduation
60%
+3.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
1,097
peer median 1,598
Avg net price
$29,577
+$2.6k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

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.

Overall completion
60%+3.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
34%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
60%
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.

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
60
Passing
5
8.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
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
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
4
No data
55

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.

5
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+2.9%
$36,295 vs $35,274
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
+35.5%
$47,805 vs $35,274
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
+75.7%
$61,973 vs $35,274

Near the line (±5%)

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

1
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+2.9%
+$1,021

Debt vs earnings

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

5
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
83%
$30,000 debt · $36,295 earn
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
57%
$27,000 debt · $47,805 earn
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
42%
$26,250 debt · $61,973 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

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

  1. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. 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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$24,409
$30–48k$26,083
$48–75k$29,663
$75–110k$29,409
$110k+$32,037

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

Avg net price (private)
$29,577
+$2,642vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $26,936
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.

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

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
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.

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
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.5%
2017
8.1%
2018
6.5%
2019
2.1%
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.

Distinct CIP programs51
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

256 total completions
01Business
7529.3%
02Education
5421.1%
03Theology
4015.6%
04Psychology
2911.3%
05Visual/Performing Arts
187.0%
06Health Professions
166.3%
07Public Admin
72.7%
08Parks/Recreation
72.7%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
62.3%
10Computer Sciences
41.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

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.

Athletes
214
139 M · 75 W
Women athletes
35.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$735K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$8K
$793
Head-coach salaries
$11K
$11K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Soccer
35 M · 23 W
$85K
Baseball
40 M ·
$153K
Basketball
20 M · 13 W
$113K
Volleyball
12 M · 14 W
$56K
Cross Country
11 M · 8 W
$21K
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.

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
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

2total
  • On campus2

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

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
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.

Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
40

Cairn University-Langhorne vs Peer comparison

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

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
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$29,577Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Chestnut Hill College
49%74.5%1,288$29,944Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
King's College
60%93.1%1,939$23,281Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Waynesburg University
66%89.8%1,231$25,157Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Wilson College
48%92.1%1,907$21,241Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Neumann University
53%81.3%2,244$28,714Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median56%89.8%1,598$26,936

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.

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