Pfeiffer University
About
Pfeiffer University is a private liberal arts institution located in Misenheimer, North Carolina, with additional facilities in Albemarle. Founded 135 years ago, the university has an enrollment of approximately 889 students and offers over 35 academic programs, emphasizing servant leadership and community service.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 9.2-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 49 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 41 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing7 · 14.3%
- No Data41 · 83.7%
- Failing1 · 2.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 4
Action history · 16
- Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: WarningSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Nov 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2023Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2022Removal of Monitoring StatusSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 351 students received $2.0M in Pell grants, alongside $8.7M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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 485 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (1.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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 Pfeiffer
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 9
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Pfeiffer vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Pfeiffer selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPfeiffer University | 35% | — | 889 | $19,076 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| 37% | 77.2% | 6,825 | $22,613 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 47% | 74.7% | 1,388 | $24,639 | Baccalaureate | |
| 60% | 87.2% | 4,963 | $24,516 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 47% | 75.2% | 1,376 | $17,879 | Baccalaureate | |
| 30% | 68.8% | 675 | $14,086 | Baccalaureate | |
| 84% | 66.3% | 7,239 | $41,555 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 54% | 77.2% | 3,104 | $17,674 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 46% | 80.0% | 1,180 | $22,270 | Baccalaureate | |
| 72% | 75.3% | 6,331 | $38,707 | Baccalaureate | |
| 48% | 84.6% | 2,256 | $20,689 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 45% | 67.9% | 1,110 | $19,910 | Baccalaureate | |
| 43% | 75.1% | 1,822 | $24,704 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 45% | 89.8% | 1,536 | $21,656 | Baccalaureate | |
| 61% | 62.1% | 1,599 | $30,857 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 69% | 79.6% | 31,091 | $15,435 | R2 Research | |
| 46% | 91.1% | 3,458 | $20,748 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 47% | 78.3% | 4,782 | $13,479 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| Peer group median | 47% | 77.2% | 2,039 | $21,202 |
Institutions like Pfeiffer
Explore the federal data for institutions in Pfeiffer's comparison group.
- Doctoral/ProfessionalFlorida
Barry University
Grad rate37%Admit rate77.2%Enrollment6,825Net price$22,613View data - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Belmont Abbey College
Grad rate47%Admit rate74.7%Enrollment1,388Net price$24,639View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalNorth Carolina
Campbell University
Grad rate60%Admit rate87.2%Enrollment4,963Net price$24,516View data - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Catawba College
Grad rate47%Admit rate75.2%Enrollment1,376Net price$17,879View data - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Chowan University
Grad rate30%Admit rate68.8%Enrollment675Net price$14,086View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalNorth Carolina
Elon University
Grad rate84%Admit rate66.3%Enrollment7,239Net price$41,555View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalNorth Carolina
Gardner-Webb University
Grad rate54%Admit rate77.2%Enrollment3,104Net price$17,674View data - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Guilford College
Grad rate46%Admit rate80.0%Enrollment1,180Net price$22,270View data - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
High Point University
Grad rate72%Admit rate75.3%Enrollment6,331Net price$38,707View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNorth Carolina
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Grad rate48%Admit rate84.6%Enrollment2,256Net price$20,689View data - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Mars Hill University
Grad rate45%Admit rate67.9%Enrollment1,110Net price$19,910View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsNorth Carolina
Methodist University
Grad rate43%Admit rate75.1%Enrollment1,822Net price$24,704View data - BaccalaureateSouth Carolina
Newberry College
Grad rate45%Admit rate89.8%Enrollment1,536Net price$21,656View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNorth Carolina
Queens University of Charlotte
Grad rate61%Admit rate62.1%Enrollment1,599Net price$30,857View data - R2 ResearchNorth Carolina
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Grad rate69%Admit rate79.6%Enrollment31,091Net price$15,435View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalNorth Carolina
Wingate University
Grad rate46%Admit rate91.1%Enrollment3,458Net price$20,748View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalNorth Carolina
Winston-Salem State University
Grad rate47%Admit rate78.3%Enrollment4,782Net price$13,479View data
Pfeiffer Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment is to provide timely, accurate and relevant data and information for the purpose of supporting informed decisions by University stakeholders. The Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment facilitates the external and internal distribution of information to support planning, assessment and research.
Visit IR office page- Mona LongDirector of Institutional Research
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of Pfeiffer (10)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Herb ClarkeMedia
- Ben CookSports
- Keith CriscoPolitics
- Clarence Ervin
- David C. JoyceEducation
- Andrew McArthur
- James McDuffie
- Claude McKinney
- Christian A. Meissner
- Hye-Sook Park
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