- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Pfeiffer University
Misenheimer, NCRural: fringeZIP 28109Founded 1885
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1885
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.pfeiffer.edu
North CarolinaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Pfeiffer University
Pfeiffer University is a private nonprofit university in Misenheimer, North Carolina, with 655 undergraduates. It admits 96% of applicants, graduates 48% within six years and costs $22,696 a year after aid.
48%graduate
Admission rate96%
Retention72%
4-year graduation39%
Pell Grant share49%
Federal loans66%
$22,696net price / year
96%admission rate
—average SAT
48%graduate in 6 years
$54,743median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,293median debt
#1,031 of 1,704 for earnings#1,069 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,123 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,385 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
- $50,124tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,430
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,430
- Average net price
- $22,696national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,899
$30,001–48,000$20,849
$48,001–75,000$18,687
$75,001–110,000$23,847
$110,001+$28,022
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 96%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college96%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college48%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college49%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 48%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 39%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 47%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,288
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,743middle 50%: $38,658–$79,887
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,293
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$79,887
Median, Pfeiffer University$54,743
Lower quarter$38,658
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
- 655
- Part-time
- 2.9%
- Women / men
- 44% / 56%
- Average age at entry
- 24.5
- First-generation students
- 33%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 49%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 53%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,705 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,663
- Endowment, end of year
- $19,921,108
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White63%
Hispanic11%
Black17%
Asian0.5%
Two or more races4.6%
U.S. nonresident3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.8%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Parks, recreation & fitness28%
Health professions14%
Business & management14%
Psychology9.6%
Education8.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.9%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.9%
Computer & information sciences5.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 199306. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1796553.