Cabrini University — admissions, outcomes, merit aid & scholarships

🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants.

✅ Best for

Students drawn to Business, Management, & Marketing or Education (the two biggest majors)

🎯 The reality

Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 1069 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification

M2: Master's - Medium Programs

Admit rate

69.2%

Accessible

SAT middle 50%

1069–1257

EBRW + Math composite

Test policy

Test-optional

2023

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Cabrini University

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Cabrini University actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Business, Management, & Marketing

59 degrees · 38.3%

Typical career outcomes

Financial Analyst $100k Management Analyst (Consultant) $99k Marketing Manager $158k Accountant / Auditor $80k

Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.

2. Education

31 degrees · 20.1%

Typical career outcomes

Elementary School Teacher $64k Secondary School Teacher $65k School Principal $101k Special Education Teacher $66k

Teaching is the largest path. Salary depends heavily on district + state.

3. Communication, Journalism, & Related

30 degrees · 19.5%

Typical career outcomes

Public Relations Specialist $67k Marketing Manager $158k Writer / Editor $75k Reporter / Journalist $58k

Media, PR, marketing communications. Salary spread is wide.

4. Biological & Biomedical Sciences

17 degrees · 11.0%

Typical career outcomes

Biological Scientist $87k Medical & Clinical Lab Tech $61k Pharmaceutical Rep $82k Physician (post-MD) $239k

Many bio majors → med school / grad school. Direct-employment bio roles are lower-paid than that pipeline.

5. Psychology

17 degrees · 11.0%

Typical career outcomes

HR Specialist $68k Market Research Analyst $75k Clinical Psychologist (post-PhD) $93k Social Worker $58k

Most undergrad psych grads go into non-clinical roles. Clinical/counseling psych requires a master's or doctoral.

Source: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a), bachelor's-level first majors aggregated to 2-digit CIP family. Share is of these top 5 only — not all majors.

💼 Top programs by earnings

Highest-earning majors at Cabrini University

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major (CIP code). From the federal College Scorecard program-level outcomes.

Major (CIP)	Credential	Cohort	1-yr earnings	4-yr earnings
Biology, General.	Bachelor's Degree	23	—	$73,519
Marketing.	Bachelor's Degree	25	$41,724	$65,223
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.	Bachelor's Degree	15	—	$59,931
Business Administration, Management and Operations.	Bachelor's Degree	32	$47,346	$59,612
Communication and Media Studies.	Bachelor's Degree	13	$33,886	$57,739
Special Education and Teaching.	Bachelor's Degree	31	$40,114	$55,232
Criminology.	Bachelor's Degree	31	$33,632	$48,964
Education, General.	Bachelor's Degree	13	$27,998	$44,906
Psychology, General.	Bachelor's Degree	18	$25,683	$40,624

For full college-vs-major comparison + ROI leaderboards, see /college-outcomes →

🤖 AI program signal

AI + computing education at Cabrini University

CS degrees (annual)

1

CIP 11.0701 + 11.0101

Full multi-lens comparison: /ai-colleges →

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