Cairn University-Langhorne

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Cairn University-Langhorne

Cairn University-Langhorne operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 775 students of which 1,599 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Cairn University-Langhorne is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 88.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,110. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $27,642, with published in-state tuition of $34,009 and a Pell grant recipient share of 32.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,926, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 62.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.6%. Graduates earn a median of $44,172 ten years after enrolling, compared with $37,077 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 53000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 57.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.