Cairn University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Cairn University is a private master's university in Langhorne, PA (suburb setting), with 855 undergraduates (52% women). It admitted 84% of 505 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1050–1260 on the SAT and 23–27 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $48,107 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $27,603 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 64% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, education, theology. The campus reported 0.3 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Cairn University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $32,275
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Cairn University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Cairn University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | United East Conference | 22 | — | 4 | $42k | $1,886 | — | |
| Baseball | United East Conference | 44 | — | 1 | $157k | $3,577 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | United East Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $74k | $4,084 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | United East Conference | 9 | — | 1 | $37k | $4,137 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | United East Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $25k | $2,292 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | United East Conference | 9 | — | 1 | $26k | $2,851 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Atlantic East Conference | 16 | — | 2 | $35k | $2,213 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | United East Conference | 39 | — | 1 | $54k | $1,371 | — | |
| Softball | United East Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $37k | $3,055 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | United East Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $12k | $1,779 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | United East Conference | 6 | — | 1 | $13k | $2,167 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | United East Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $24k | $2,035 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | United East Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $54k | $3,189 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.