Cairn's tuition & fees has increased from $23,245 (2014) to $32,625 (2024), and the rate of tuition increase is 40.35% over the past 10 years. The graduate school tuition & fees has raised from $11,440 (year 2014) to $9,465 (year 2024).
Cairn's tuition increase rate is higher than the Pennsylvania's average increase rate of 19.03%. Compare to all colleges in United States, it's increase rate is higher than the average increase rate of 28.12%.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 36.72% from 2014 ($35,187).
For the current academic year 2023-2024, Cairn's COA is $48,107, which is increased by 3.19% from last year.
The following table and chart show changes to Cairn's COA over the past 10 years.
Tuition & Fees Changes
The tuition & fees have increased 40.35% for the last 10 years , and the 2024 tuition & fees are $32,625. The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at Cairn University-Langhorne over last the 10 years.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $1,145, and it has increased 14.50% from the year 2014 to 2024.
| Year | Books & Supplies | Change by Year |
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| 2014-15 | $1,000 | - |
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| 2015-16 | $1,020 | 2.00% |
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| 2016-17 | $1,088 | 6.67% |
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| 2017-18 | $1,040 | -4.41% |
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| 2018-19 | $1,050 | 0.96% |
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| 2019-20 | $1,060 | 0.95% |
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| 2020-21 | $1,080 | 1.89% |
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| 2021-22 | $1,080 | |
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| 2022-23 | $1,112 | 2.96% |
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| 2023-24 | $1,145 | 2.97% |
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Living Costs Changes
The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 28.15% when a student lives on-campus facilities and 17.37% when living-off campus from the year 2014 to 2024. The following table shows the changes in living costs at Cairn University-Langhorne.
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus | Change by Year |
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| 2014-15 | $10,942 | $11,857 | - |
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| 2015-16 | $11,260 | $12,100 | 2.91% |
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| 2016-17 | $11,531 | $12,338 | 2.41% |
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| 2017-18 | $11,771 | $12,058 | 2.08% |
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| 2018-19 | $12,282 | $12,188 | 4.34% |
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| 2019-20 | $12,716 | $12,330 | 3.53% |
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| 2020-21 | $13,229 | $12,482 | 4.03% |
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| 2021-22 | $13,463 | $12,482 | 1.77% |
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| 2022-23 | $13,867 | $13,853 | 3.00% |
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| 2023-24 | $14,337 | $14,205 | 3.39% |
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Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares 2024 tuition and increase rate from last year between Cairn University-Langhorne and similar schools.
| 2024 | 2023 | Increase Rate |
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| Cairn University-Langhorne | $32,275 | $31,640 | 2.01% |
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| University of Pennsylvania | $66,104 | $63,452 | 4.18% |
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| Drexel University | $60,663 | $58,965 | 2.88% |
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| Carnegie Mellon University | $63,274 | $60,854 | 3.98% |
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| Villanova University | $64,701 | $61,618 | 5.00% |
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| Thomas Jefferson University | $45,533 | $44,200 | 3.02% |
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