Division III · United East Conference
Cairn University Men's Basketball
Langhorne, PA · the Highlanders · Cairn University overview
18
Roster
2024–25 season
$74k
Team budget
5th percentile in Division III
$4,084
Per roster spot
median $9,936
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
84%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Cairn University fields a men's basketball team in the United East Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $73,518, well below the median of $198k — $4,084 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III men's basketball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 400 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#380Team budgetof 400 · Division III#374Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#198Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$73,518 for the year
- Operating expenses$41,379 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,084 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$4,495 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Willie Hope head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division III roster spots8,190 400 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 66 1.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →855undergraduates · 1,056 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →84%admitted · of 505 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1260
ACT middle 50%23 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $73,518 $4,084 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $4,495
Cost
Full picture →$27,603net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $32,275
Campus safety
Full picture →0.3violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 17 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
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.
Men's Basketball program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions84% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,603 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 855Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.3 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 8 | 17 | $477k | — | 74% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 10 | 18 | $205k | — | 62% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 11 | 21 | $103k | — | 92% | |
| Rider University Division I · Metro Conference | 12 | 16 | $2.4M | 965 | 79% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 14 | 20 | $207k | — | 79% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 16 | 16 | $3.8M | 971 | 86% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 16 | 16 | $150k | — | 92% | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 17 | 17 | $98k | — | 94% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 18 | 16 | $269k | — | 79% | |
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 18 | 17 | $2.4M | 996 | 4% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 18 | 16 | $6.8M | 1000 | 83% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 19 | 16 | $148k | — | 78% |
Other men's basketball programs in the United East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | 13 | $258k | $19,881 | — | vs | |
| Lancaster Bible College | 31 | $202k | $6,527 | — | vs | |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | 23 | $186k | $8,083 | — | vs | |
| Gallaudet University | 12 | $154k | $12,839 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Harrisburg | 14 | $142k | $10,126 | — | vs | |
| Wilson College | 9 | $126k | $14,017 | — | vs | |
| Penn State University, Abington | 21 | $103k | $4,887 | — | vs | |
| Keystone College | 20 | $80k | $3,999 | — | vs | |
| Cairn University | 18 | $74k | $4,084 | — | vs | |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | 18 | $50k | $2,786 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Berks College | 14 | $50k | $3,582 | — | vs | |
| University of Valley Forge | 17 | $37k | $2,156 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Brandywine | 17 | $35k | $2,031 | — | vs |
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