Cairn University-Langhorne
Langhorne, PA · Private · Large suburb · CUL · Cairn
Private institution in Langhorne, PA · 782 undergraduates · 84% acceptance rate · $44,172 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $29,5771,702nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $32,6251,397th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $32,6251,330th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $45,4731,347th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,9261,572nd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,1721,402nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,0771,408th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 65.2%581st highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 83.7%492nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 83.6%1,015th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1154510th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7821,502nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 30.2%1,172nd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 27 mi (PHL)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 24 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $41,937 | $39,009 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $34,704 | $36,674 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesPhilosophy & Religious Studies | bachelors | $33,993 | $28,753 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $32,925 | $32,925 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $25,967 | $25,194 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1913source
- Athletic nickname: "Highlanders"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Blacksource
- Motto: "Walk a different path"source
- Campus size: about 96 acressource
- Formerly known as "{{collapsible list|"source
- Formerly known as "* Bible Institute of Philadelphia" (1913–1921)source
- Formerly known as "* Bible Institute of Pennsylvania" (1921–1951)source
- Formerly known as "* Philadelphia School of the Bible" (1914–1951)source
- Formerly known as "* Philadelphia Bible Institute" (1951–1958)source
- Formerly known as "* Philadelphia College of Bible" (1958–2000)source
- Formerly known as "* Philadelphia Biblical University" (2000–2012)source
- Formerly known as "}}"source
- Religious affiliation: Nondenominational Christiansource
- Athletic conference: United East Conferencesource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Cairn University-Langhorne’s 782 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In PA
- La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA · 786 undergrads
- Peirce CollegePhiladelphia, PA · 789 undergrads
- Thiel CollegeGreenville, PA · 773 undergrads
- Wilson CollegeChambersburg, PA · 745 undergrads
- Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, PA · 721 undergrads
- Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, PA · 721 undergrads
Elsewhere
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