About Us
We invite you to walk a different path…
A path that will challenge you, inspire you, and prepare you for life and work. One that is centered on Jesus Christ and the Word of God, one that will give you a broad perspective on the world that is engaging and purposeful, one that will change your life and point you in a direction that will make a difference in this world and the lives of those around you. We know these are important days. The need for men and women of character, who are biblically minded, well-educated, and professionally competent is great. We believe that a Cairn education prepares graduates to meet that need.
We believe this is a way worth traveling.
Our mission
Cairn University exists to educate students to serve Christ in the church, society, and the world as biblically minded, well-educated, and professionally competent men and women of character.
Cairn at a glance
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By the Numbers
Enrollment*
- Total Students: 1,505
Includes on-campus, online, domestic and international partnerships, and dual-enrollment students - Traditional Undergraduate Enrollment: 727
- Online Undergraduate Enrollment: 32
- Degree Completion Program Enrollment: 11
- Total Undergraduate Enrollment: 1287
- Graduate Enrollment: 218
Diversity*
- Countries represented: 42
- States represented: 46
- Ethnic minority and
international students:
28% (Undergrad) / 42% (Grad) - Male/Female Ratio:49%male : 51% female (Undergrad)44% male : 56% female (Grad)
Instructors*
- Total Full Time Faculty: 45
- Percentage full-time faculty with terminal degrees: 60%
- Average class size:
16 (Freshmen) / 13 (Undergrad) / 9 (Grad) - Student/Faculty Ratio:
11:1 (Undergrad) / 6:1 (Grad)
First-Time Full-Time Freshmen*
- Average high school GPA: 3.7
- Average ACT score: 25
- Average SAT score: 1114 (Combined; Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section, Math Section)
- Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 580
- Math: 555
- (test optional as of March 20, 2020)
New Students*
- 39% Public High School
- 32% Christian High School
- 15.5% Homeschool
- 13.5% Other
Fast Facts
- Established: 1913
- President: Todd J. Williams, PhD
- Color: Crimson
- Athletics:
- NCAA III
- Colonial States Athletics Conf.
- 15 Teams
- Mascot: Highlander
- School song: “Great is Thy Faithfulness”
- School verse: Lamentations 3:23
- Location: Bucks County, PA
*Spring 2023 Enrollment
