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Franklin Pierce University
6-yr Graduation
54%
+1.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
1,654
peer median 1,461
Avg net price
$27,154
-$1.1k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Use this data
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Applied
2,373
2,373 candidates competed
Admitted
2,218
93.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
292
13.2% yield
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
54%+1.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Overall completion
54%+1.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
50%
4-year graduation
50%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
54%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
54%
Full-time retention
74%
Full-time retention
74%
Pell equity
14.1pp gap
Pell recipients
44%68 of 153
Non-Pell (all)
58%176 of 303
Subsidized loan, no Pell
59%90 of 153
No Federal Aid
57%86 of 150
Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 60 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 46 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
60
Passing
14
23.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
60programs
- Passing14 · 23.3%
- No Data46 · 76.7%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
14
No data
46
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
$48,547
$34,808
National HS Median
+39.5%
+$13,739
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+39.5%
$48,547 vs $34,808
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$84,512
$60,112
National BA Median
+40.6%
+$24,400
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+40.6%
$84,512 vs $60,112
Human Resources Management and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$89,770
$60,112
National BA Median
+49.3%
+$29,658
Human Resources Management and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+49.3%
$89,770 vs $60,112
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
$57,556
$34,808
National HS Median
+65.4%
+$22,748
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+65.4%
$57,556 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$104,107
$60,112
National BA Median
+73.2%
+$43,995
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+73.2%
$104,107 vs $60,112
Health Professions Education Ethics and Humanities
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$105,020
$60,112
National BA Median
+74.7%
+$44,908
Health Professions Education Ethics and Humanities
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+74.7%
$105,020 vs $60,112
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$67,628
$34,808
National HS Median
+94.3%
+$32,820
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+94.3%
$67,628 vs $34,808
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$69,449
$34,808
National HS Median
+99.5%
+$34,641
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+99.5%
$69,449 vs $34,808
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$157,144
$84,512
186%
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$157,144 debt · $84,512 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$176,899
$127,476
139%
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$176,899 debt · $127,476 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
$27,000
$48,547
56%
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
$27,000 debt · $48,547 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
$27,000
$57,556
47%
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
$27,000 debt · $57,556 earn
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$27,000
$69,449
39%
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$27,000 debt · $69,449 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
$27,000
$70,125
39%
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
$27,000 debt · $70,125 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$27,000
$71,685
38%
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$27,000 debt · $71,685 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$25,659
$74,959
34%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$25,659 debt · $74,959 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
New England Commission of Higher Education
Accredited since 1968Next review Jun 2028
Action history · 2
- Apr 2019Renewal of AccreditationNew England Commission of Higher Education
- Apr 2009Renewal of AccreditationNew England Commission of Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price (private)
$27,154
-$1,053vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $28,208
Federal loans
70.3%
In-state tuition
$46,442
Out-of-state
$46,442
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 387 students received $2.3M in Pell grants, alongside $41.9M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
387
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.3M
$2,251,358 total
Direct Loans
$41.9M
2,321 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
0k’20
0k’21
0k’22
0k’23
0k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$1.9M
482 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.5M
667 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$10.2M
541 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.9M
166 loan awards
Grad PLUS$24.4M
465 loan awards
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 806 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (1.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
806
Defaulted
15
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
4.9%-4.4
2017
7.2%-2.0
2018
4.5%-2.5
2019
1.8%-0.5
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Franklin Pierce
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs47
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
482 total completions
01Health Professions
25653.1%
01Health Professions
25653.1%
02Business
9720.1%
02Business
9720.1%
03Security/Protective
234.8%
03Security/Protective
234.8%
04Communication
224.6%
04Communication
224.6%
05Parks/Recreation
214.4%
05Parks/Recreation
214.4%
06Education
204.1%
06Education
204.1%
07Psychology
183.7%
07Psychology
183.7%
08Biological Sciences
122.5%
08Biological Sciences
122.5%
09Natural Resources
81.7%
09Natural Resources
81.7%
10History
51.0%
10History
51.0%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
1,654
12-mo unduplicated
1,993
Undergraduate
1,141
Graduate
852
Gender split
Men
42%841
Women
58%1,152
Race / ethnicity composition
White
68.0%
Hispanic
9.5%
Black
9.3%
Non-resident
4.8%
Unknown
3.5%
Two or more
3.4%
Asian
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
583
383 M · 200 W
Women athletes
34.3%
Athletic aid
$201K
Total student aid
Budget
$9.5M
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$93K
$108K
Recruiting expense
$35K
$19K
Head-coach salaries
$59K
$48K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 13
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
110
65
$619,514
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
110 M · 65 W
Football
99
—
$1,700,140
Football
99 M · —
Soccer
52
45
$1,234,428
Soccer
52 M · 45 W
Basketball
42
18
$1,217,970
Basketball
42 M · 18 W
Ice Hockey
28
27
$768,120
Ice Hockey
28 M · 27 W
Baseball
51
—
$636,037
Baseball
51 M · —
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,637 students
3-year trend
2.252 yrs ago1.201 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
7
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
6
Criminal offenses by type
No criminal offenses reported.
By location
0total
VAWA offenses
0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs134
Liquor057
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
74
Franklin Pierce vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Franklin Pierce selected for federal comparison reporting.
This institutionPeer median
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectFranklin Pierce University | 54% | — | 1,654 | $27,154 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| 51% | 82.6% | 2,777 | $28,082 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 75% | 83.0% | 2,037 | $29,498 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 68% | 85.3% | 1,268 | $17,545 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 46% | 50.3% | 1,202 | $28,333 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 50% | 59.3% | 1,239 | $34,028 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| Peer group median | 53% | 82.6% | 1,461 | $28,208 |
Institutions like Franklin Pierce
Explore the federal data for institutions in Franklin Pierce's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsNew Hampshire
Rivier University
Grad rate51%Admit rate82.6%Enrollment2,777Net price$28,082View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsMassachusetts
Assumption University
Grad rate75%Admit rate83.0%Enrollment2,037Net price$29,498View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsMassachusetts
College of Our Lady of the Elms
Grad rate68%Admit rate85.3%Enrollment1,268Net price$17,545View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsMassachusetts
Anna Maria College
Grad rate46%Admit rate50.3%Enrollment1,202Net price$28,333View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsConnecticut
Albertus Magnus College
Grad rate50%Admit rate59.3%Enrollment1,239Net price$34,028View data
Frequently asked questions about Franklin Pierce University
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Franklin Pierce.
What is the graduation rate at Franklin Pierce University?
Franklin Pierce University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 54% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Franklin Pierce University?
Franklin Pierce University reports a total enrollment of 1,654 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Franklin Pierce University?
The average net price at Franklin Pierce University is $27,154 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
What is the yield rate at Franklin Pierce University?
Franklin Pierce University's yield rate is 13.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.
Where is Franklin Pierce University located?
Franklin Pierce University is located in Rindge, New Hampshire 03461-0060.
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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