Division III · United East Conference
Cairn University Men's Cross Country
Langhorne, PA · the Highlanders · Cairn University overview
11
Roster
2024–25 season
$25k
Team budget
27th percentile in Division III
$2,292
Per roster spot
median $3,124
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
84%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Cairn University fields a men's cross country team in the United East Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, about the median of 12, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $25,219, below the median of $37k — $2,292 per roster spot, lower half of Division III men's cross country programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 217 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#159Team budgetof 217 · Division III#151Spend per playerof 217 · Division III#113Roster sizeof 217 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III men's cross country program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$25,219 for the year
- Operating expenses$3,552 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$2,292 division median $3,124
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| James Snider 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 cross country players241,565 2024-25
- Division III roster spots3,158 217 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 76 1.3% 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 Cross Country
Full picture →11on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $25,219 $2,293 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 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 Cross Country program11 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 Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 8 | 13 | $60k | — | 74% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 10 | — | — | — | 62% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 11 | 7 | $22k | — | 92% | |
| Rider University Division I · Metro Conference | 12 | — | — | 986 | 79% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 14 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 16 | — | — | 955 | 86% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 16 | 9 | $25k | — | 92% | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 17 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 18 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 18 | — | — | 975 | 4% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 18 | 11 | $541k | 1000 | 83% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 19 | 7 | $28k | — | 78% |
Other men's cross country programs in the United East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallaudet University | 8 | $36k | $4,553 | — | vs | |
| Cairn University | 11 | $25k | $2,292 | — | vs | |
| Lancaster Bible College | 9 | $22k | $2,466 | — | vs | |
| Penn State University, Abington | 7 | $22k | $3,113 | — | vs | |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | 12 | $20k | $1,667 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Berks College | 7 | $16k | $2,311 | — | vs | |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | 5 | $8k | $1,693 | — | vs | |
| University of Valley Forge | 8 | $8k | $996 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Harrisburg | 8 | $6k | $810 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Brandywine | 7 | $6k | $789 | — | vs | |
| Keystone College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | — | — | — | — | vs |
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