Division III · United East Conference
Cairn University Women's Volleyball
Langhorne, PA · the Highlanders · Cairn University overview
17
Roster
2024–25 season
$54k
Team budget
8th percentile in Division III
$3,189
Per roster spot
median $7,431
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
84%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Cairn University fields a women's volleyball team in the United East Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $54,218, well below the median of $138k — $3,189 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III women's volleyball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 400 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#369Team budgetof 400 · Division III#367Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#226Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$54,218 for the year
- Operating expenses$34,184 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,189 division median $7,431
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Elissa Murray 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 volleyball players492,799 2024-25
- Division III roster spots7,445 400 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%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $54,218 $3,189 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
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.
Women's Volleyball program17 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
Women's Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 8 | 15 | $211k | — | 74% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 11 | 17 | $55k | — | 92% | |
| Rider University Division I · Metro Conference | 12 | 18 | $430k | 962 | 79% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 14 | 15 | $149k | — | 79% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 16 | 12 | $87k | — | 92% | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 17 | 11 | $33k | — | 94% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 18 | 12 | $155k | — | 79% | |
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 18 | 16 | $715k | 1000 | 4% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 18 | 19 | $1.5M | 1000 | 83% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 19 | 13 | $77k | — | 78% | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 20 | 17 | $341k | — | 86% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 21 | 18 | $395k | 992 | 6% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the United East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster Bible College | 24 | $160k | $6,660 | — | vs | |
| Gallaudet University | 13 | $140k | $10,736 | — | vs | |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | 17 | $109k | $6,407 | — | vs | |
| Cedar Crest College | 11 | $99k | $8,993 | — | vs | |
| Wilson College | 11 | $77k | $7,019 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Harrisburg | 17 | $75k | $4,390 | — | vs | |
| Keystone College | 18 | $64k | $3,552 | — | vs | |
| Penn State University, Abington | 17 | $55k | $3,244 | — | vs | |
| Cairn University | 17 | $54k | $3,189 | — | vs | |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | 11 | $51k | $4,636 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Berks College | 8 | $48k | $5,987 | — | vs | |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | 19 | $40k | $2,117 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Brandywine | 15 | $32k | $2,144 | — | vs | |
| University of Valley Forge | 9 | $17k | $1,929 | — | vs |
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