- The Inkwell
- New Hampshire
- Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, NHRural: distantZIP 03461Founded 1962
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1962
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.franklinpierce.edu
New HampshirePrivate nonprofit
Franklin Pierce University
Franklin Pierce University is a private nonprofit university in Rindge, New Hampshire, with 992 undergraduates. It admits 94% of applicants, graduates 55% within six years and costs $23,023 a year after aid.
55%graduate
Admission rate94%
Retention74%
4-year graduation50%
Pell Grant share37%
Federal loans74%
$23,023net price / year
94%admission rate
1175average SAT
55%graduate in 6 years
$64,588median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,937median debt
#579 of 1,704 for earnings#1,098 of 1,739 for lowest net price#866 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,311 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $65,020tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $48,095
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $48,095
- Average net price
- $23,023national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,478
$30,001–48,000$14,827
$48,001–75,000$20,085
$75,001–110,000$26,988
$110,001+$26,679
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 94%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 545–632
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 512–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college94%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college55%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college37%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 55%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 50%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 50%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,600
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,588middle 50%: $45,028–$88,717
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,937
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$88,717
Median, Franklin Pierce University$64,588
Lower quarter$45,028
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 992
- Part-time
- 15%
- Women / men
- 48% / 52%
- Average age at entry
- 21.6
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 37%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,428 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,351
- Endowment, end of year
- $22,727,852
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White68%
Hispanic9.5%
Black9.3%
Asian1.0%
Two or more races3.4%
U.S. nonresident4.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.5%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management24%
Health professions23%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.2%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.2%
Communication & journalism7.8%
Psychology6.4%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.3%
Education4.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 182795. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5491762.