10-yr median earnings
$44,172
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Cairn University-Langhorne
Cairn University-Langhorne is a private nonprofit institution in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $44,172
- 10-yr median earnings
- 88.2%
- Acceptance rate
- $27,642
- Avg net price / yr
- 62.2%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Cairn University-Langhorne pairs above-median former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 41%
- former-student earnings, US
- 88.2%
- acceptance rate
- 62.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +19%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Master's (M)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Cairn University-Langhorne profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
43/100
Cairn University-Langhorne
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C
$44,172
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$27,642
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C
62.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$26,926
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B
71.5%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention C-
76.6%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$27,642
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
62.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 62.2%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Cairn University-Langhorne vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Cairn University-Langhorne ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Cairn University-Langhorne: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$44,172 Top 41% higher than 59% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Cairn University-Langhorne | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $44,172 | #2111 of 5103 | 59th |
| Average net price | $27,642 | #4228 of 5020 | 16th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 62.2% | #2040 of 4858 | 58th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 775 | #2431 of 5462 | 55th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
775
Undergraduate enrollment
88.2%
Acceptance rate
1,110
SAT average
62.2%
150%-time completion
$44,172
10-yr median earnings
76.6%
First-year retention
How Cairn University-Langhorne ranks in Pennsylvania
State rank among 270 reporting Pennsylvania colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Cairn University-Langhorne | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $44,172 | #164 of 270 | 39th |
| Average net price | $27,642 | #213 of 264 | 19th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 62.2% | #140 of 259 | 46th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 775 | #116 of 282 | 59th |
Highest former-student earnings in Pennsylvania
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | $138,767 | - |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon University | $114,862 | $31,944 |
| 3 | University of Pennsylvania | $111,371 | $28,699 |
| 4 | Lehigh University | $105,584 | $36,931 |
| 5 | Villanova University | $100,423 | $43,756 |
| 6 | Bucknell University | $93,807 | $40,766 |
| 7 | Lafayette College | $91,410 | $34,433 |
| 8 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | $86,881 | $29,689 |
| 9 | Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster | $86,881 | $42,478 |
| 10 | Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing | $86,138 | - |
| 11 | Drexel University | $84,648 | $38,509 |
| 12 | Swarthmore College | $80,257 | $23,149 |
| 164 | Cairn University-LanghorneThis school | $44,172 | $27,642 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 88.2% |
| SAT Average | 1,110 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 460 – 570 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 540 – 590 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Cairn University-Langhorne
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$24,029 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$23,867 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$26,050 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$33,129 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Cairn University-Langhorne - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $34,009 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $34,009 |
| Average Net Price | $27,642 |
32.0%
Pell Grant Rate
53.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$26,926
Median Debt
$285/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Cairn University-Langhorne rose +61.8% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $18,276 in 2013 to $29,577 in 2023, a rise of $11,301 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $18,2762023 · $29,577
Over the same years, enrollment went -6.9% (840 → 782 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
49.0%
Female
29.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
76.6%
Retention Rate
$37,077
Median Earnings (6yr)
57.3%
Earning Over $25K
71.5%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 62.2% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 76.6% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $37,077 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $44,172 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 57.3% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 71.5% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $26,926 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $285/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 7 | 84 | $49,459 | $61,973 | $27,962 |
| Master's | 2 | 26 | $45,154 | $45,154 | - |
Top programs at Cairn University-Langhorne by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$61,973 median earnings
- Religion/Religious Studies
Religion/Religious Studies
$55,492 median earnings
- Pastoral Counseling and Sp…
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
$47,805 median earnings
- Social Work
Social Work
$45,729 median earnings
- Student Counseling and Per…
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
$45,154 median earnings
- Psychology, General
Psychology, General
$36,295 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's | 18 | $61,973 | $26,887 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's | 3 | $55,492 | $30,437 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Bachelor's | 6 | $47,805 | - |
| Social Work | Bachelor's | 16 | $45,729 | $26,562 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's | - | $45,154 | - |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | 11 | $36,295 | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's | 16 | - | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's | 26 | - | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's | 14 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Cairn University-Langhorne? ▼
Cairn University-Langhorne is a private nonprofit institution in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. The acceptance rate is 88.2%. The average SAT score is 1,110. Undergraduate enrollment is 775 students.
How much do Cairn University-Langhorne former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Cairn University-Langhorne who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $44,172 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $37,077.
How much does Cairn University-Langhorne cost? ▼
The average net price at Cairn University-Langhorne is $27,642. In-state tuition is $34,009 and out-of-state tuition is $34,009. Median student debt at graduation is $26,926.
What is the graduation rate at Cairn University-Langhorne? ▼
Cairn University-Langhorne has a 62.2% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 76.6%.
Is Cairn University-Langhorne worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Cairn University-Langhorne is $26,926, while former students earn a median of $44,172 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 61% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 71.5% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $285.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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