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Cairn University-Langhorne vs Strayer University-Pennsylvania

Langhorne, PA · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair PA:PA

MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Cairn University-Langhorne: average net price rose +61.8% from $18,276 (2013) to $29,577 (2023), r² 0.86.
  • Strayer University-Pennsylvania: net price ranged $21,360–$25,763 across 8 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -12.5% is not a trend (r² 0.34).
  • Cairn University-Langhorne: enrollment ranged 725–885 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Strayer University-Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 1,222–2,102 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Cairn University-Langhorne vs Strayer University-Pennsylvania

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Strayer University-Pennsylvania leads on in-state tuition ($13,920 vs $34,009 at Cairn University-Langhorne)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Strayer University-Pennsylvania leads on out-of-state tuition ($13,920 vs $34,009 at Cairn University-Langhorne)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Cairn University-Langhorne leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (71.5% vs 42.4% at Strayer University-Pennsylvania)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Cairn University-Langhorne and Strayer University-Pennsylvania?▼
Strayer University-Pennsylvania leads on in-state tuition at $13,920 versus $34,009 at Cairn University-Langhorne. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Cairn University-Langhorne and Strayer University-Pennsylvania?▼
Strayer University-Pennsylvania leads on out-of-state tuition at $13,920 versus $34,009 at Cairn University-Langhorne. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Cairn University-Langhorne and Strayer University-Pennsylvania?▼
Cairn University-Langhorne leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 71.5% versus 42.4% at Strayer University-Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025