Division III · United East Conference
Cairn University Softball
Langhorne, PA · the Highlanders · Cairn University overview
12
Roster
2024–25 season
$37k
Team budget
1st percentile in Division III
$3,055
Per roster spot
median $7,623
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
84%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Cairn University fields a softball team in the United East Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, well below the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $36,661, well below the median of $162k — $3,055 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III softball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III softball programs
Where this program sits against its 382 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#377Team budgetof 382 · Division III#364Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#379Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster12 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$36,661 for the year
- Operating expenses$21,661 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,055 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$4,115 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sara Castillo head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
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- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division III roster spots8,293 382 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 41 2.5% 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%
Softball
Full picture →12on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $36,661 $3,055 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $4,115
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
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Softball program12 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
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 8 | 22 | $258k | — | 74% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 10 | 19 | $208k | — | 62% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 11 | 19 | $128k | — | 92% | |
| Rider University Division I · Metro Conference | 12 | 22 | $594k | 993 | 79% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 14 | 19 | $182k | — | 79% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 16 | 16 | $111k | — | 92% | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 17 | 19 | $42k | — | 94% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 18 | 24 | $209k | — | 79% | |
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 18 | 18 | $771k | 1000 | 4% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 19 | 15 | $195k | — | 78% | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 20 | 20 | $384k | — | 86% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 21 | 19 | $1.1M | 993 | 78% |
Other softball programs in the United East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | 22 | $175k | $7,967 | — | vs | |
| Gallaudet University | 14 | $144k | $10,286 | — | vs | |
| Cedar Crest College | 16 | $130k | $8,140 | — | vs | |
| Penn State University, Abington | 19 | $128k | $6,762 | — | vs | |
| Wilson College | 23 | $107k | $4,639 | — | vs | |
| Keystone College | 11 | $94k | $8,521 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Harrisburg | 22 | $84k | $3,838 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Berks College | 15 | $65k | $4,301 | — | vs | |
| Lancaster Bible College | 15 | $64k | $4,253 | — | vs | |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | 13 | $52k | $3,996 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Brandywine | 19 | $47k | $2,493 | — | vs | |
| Cairn University | 12 | $37k | $3,055 | — | vs | |
| University of Valley Forge | 13 | $29k | $2,261 | — | vs |
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