- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- William Peace University
Raleigh, NCCity: largeZIP 27604Founded 1857
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1857
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.peace.edu
North CarolinaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
William Peace University
William Peace University is a private nonprofit university in Raleigh, North Carolina, with 666 undergraduates. It admits 94% of applicants, graduates 49% within six years and costs $23,002 a year after aid.
49%graduate
Admission rate94%
Retention74%
4-year graduation43%
Pell Grant share41%
Federal loans51%
$23,002net price / year
94%admission rate
1170average SAT
49%graduate in 6 years
$47,869median earnings, 10 yrs
$16,875median debt
#1,349 of 1,704 for earnings#1,093 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,100 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,337 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
- $51,287tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,180
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,180
- Average net price
- $23,002national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,720
$30,001–48,000$18,400
$48,001–75,000$21,589
$75,001–110,000$22,666
$110,001+$31,440
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 94%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 545–630
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 535–595
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college94%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college49%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college41%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 49%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 43%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 52%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,869
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,869middle 50%: $32,653–$66,277
- Median debt at graduation
- $16,875
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$66,277
Median, William Peace University$47,869
Lower quarter$32,653
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
- 666
- Part-time
- 9.8%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 23.0
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 41%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 49%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,905 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,817
- Endowment, end of year
- $51,607,424
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White53%
Hispanic14%
Black20%
Asian1.2%
Two or more races7.2%
U.S. nonresident0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Unknown2.7%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management24%
Health professions15%
Education8.6%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.6%
Visual & performing arts8.6%
Social sciences7.5%
Psychology6.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 199272. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q8016704.