BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Peirce College

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·peirce.edu
6-yr Graduation
10%
-54.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
929
peer median 3,300
Avg net price
$12,148
-$12k vs Baccalaureate
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Peirce College was a private college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It focused on adult education. It was announced in August 2024 that the school would be acquired by Lackawanna College with the merger being completed by mid-2026.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
10%-54.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
50%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
50%

Pell equity

13.0pp gap
Pell recipients
13%1 of 8
Non-Pell (all)
0% of 2
Subsidized loan, no Pell
0%0 of 1
No Federal Aid
0%0 of 1

Pell recipients here graduate at a 13.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

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 47 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 38 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
47
Passing
9
19.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

47programs
  • Passing9 · 19.1%
  • No Data38 · 80.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
9
No data
38

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.

9
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+41.0%
$49,724 vs $35,274
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+42.6%
$83,777 vs $58,761
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+44.6%
$51,003 vs $35,274
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+50.4%
$53,068 vs $35,274
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+53.1%
$54,019 vs $35,274
Computer and Information Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+86.8%
$65,881 vs $35,274
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+87.3%
$66,070 vs $35,274
Legal Support Services
Bachelor Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+89.9%
$66,978 vs $35,274

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

9
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
74%
$36,567 debt · $49,724 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
69%
$37,000 debt · $54,019 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
65%
$32,937 debt · $51,003 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
57%
$37,838 debt · $66,070 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
50%
$26,657 debt · $53,068 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
47%
$35,200 debt · $74,451 earn
Computer and Information Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
46%
$30,447 debt · $65,881 earn
Legal Support Services
Bachelor Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
45%
$29,968 debt · $66,978 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1971Next review Jan 2029

Action history · 6

  1. Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Oct 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Jun 2020Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Jan 2019Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k
$30–48k
$48–75k$13,686
$75–110k$10,610
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$12,148
-$11,725vs Baccalaureate median $23,873
Federal loans
62.2%
In-state tuition
$15,060
Out-of-state
$15,060

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 643 students received $2.8M in Pell grants, alongside $9.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
643
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.8M
$2,805,801 total
Direct Loans
$9.6M
1,397 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.5M
589 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.8M
692 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.3M
113 loan awards
Parent PLUS$11K
2 loan awards
Grad PLUS$3K
1 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 709 borrowers who entered repayment, 22 (3.1%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.1%
+0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
709
Defaulted
22
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.0%
2017
13.7%
2018
9.2%
2019
3.1%
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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Peirce College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs27
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

284 total completions
01Business
11239.4%
02Liberal Arts
7727.1%
03Health Professions
4114.4%
04Computer Sciences
186.3%
05Legal Professions
165.6%
06Security/Protective
124.2%
07Public Admin
41.4%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
20.7%
09Education
20.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
929
12-mo unduplicated
1,336
Undergraduate
1,154
Graduate
182

Gender split

Men
24%324
Women
76%1,012

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
50.9%
White
21.6%
Hispanic
12.6%
Unknown
9.3%
Asian
3.1%
Two or more
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.29
2 offenses · 872 students

3-year trend

8.002 yrs ago2.341 yr ago2.29Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
11
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
2

By location

2total
  • Public property2

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
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
11

Peirce College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Peirce College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
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
SubjectPeirce College
10%929$12,148Baccalaureate
51%76.3%1,380$20,024Baccalaureate
67%80.2%3,404$29,466Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
52%82.0%3,249$23,873Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
73%62.7%2,570$22,736Baccalaureate
Birmingham-Southern College
64%51.9%$23,351Baccalaureate
38%69.7%799$28,014Baccalaureate
53%91.7%1,448$17,800Baccalaureate
70%75.7%3,351$30,109Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
66%72.4%2,451$17,940Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
56%55.7%712$23,624Baccalaureate
54%80.1%972$27,431Baccalaureate
77%91.5%1,429$26,640Baccalaureate
56%93.2%2,199$28,278Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
68%75.9%21,210$30,902R2 Research
78%83.5%1,900$35,333Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
60%90.8%8,727$26,662Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
23%57.9%12,770$18,725Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
68%75.7%1,983$26,706Baccalaureate
50%64.1%2,879$13,630Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
67%74.2%4,189$22,553Doctoral/Professional
54%78.8%2,013$19,285Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
3,098$8,732Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
60%87.6%2,565$20,744Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
69%68.1%10,685$34,176Doctoral/Professional
75%54.9%8,834$18,425R2 Research
56%86.9%3,958$29,188Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
77%63.9%1,417$23,401Baccalaureate
73%83.0%3,091$22,277Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
47%62.6%6,081$20,406Doctoral/Professional
55%86.2%16,689$33,062R2 Research
66%95.1%9,261$22,066Doctoral/Professional
70%68.9%9,196$23,847R2 Research
70%70.0%5,862$37,927Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
43%90.0%683$28,882Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
72%89.0%4,767$30,988Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
60%74.4%3,149$22,257Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
63%73.2%20,910$30,371R2 Research
60%75.9%13,634$30,892Doctoral/Professional
77%83.7%4,757$38,729Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
61%78.6%4,003$24,792Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
66%89.9%5,275$23,003Doctoral/Professional
56%53.3%2,790$22,917Doctoral/Professional
73%65.4%11,022$46,174Doctoral/Professional
80%78.0%2,111$34,779Baccalaureate
63%81.4%3,033$25,578Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
66%92.8%4,505$11,704Doctoral/Professional
69%61.7%1,440$23,510Baccalaureate
74%71.9%2,599$30,587Doctoral/Professional
61%91.8%3,651$19,764Doctoral/Professional
87%47.6%8,469$41,346R2 Research
61%82.3%6,356$29,618Doctoral/Professional
71%93.0%2,930$27,846Doctoral/Professional
40%80.0%3,831$26,500Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
73%53.4%2,078$22,610Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
65%77.6%2,114$18,499Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
57%95.7%6,015$30,282Doctoral/Professional
63%71.2%5,021$20,161Doctoral/Professional
51%85.9%8,869$17,760Doctoral/Professional
64%86.2%8,260$27,047Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
68%91.2%4,191$34,170Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
65%92.6%1,191$19,859Baccalaureate
71%89.8%2,314$26,534Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
22%13,746$15,644Doctoral/Professional
53%72.3%1,285$18,649Baccalaureate
Peer group median64%78.3%3,300$23,873

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Frequently asked questions about Peirce College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Peirce College.

What is the graduation rate at Peirce College?

Peirce College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 10% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Peirce College?

Peirce College reports a total enrollment of 929 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Peirce College?

The average net price at Peirce College is $12,148 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Peirce College located?

Peirce College is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-5443.

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.

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