William Peace University: Enrollment, Tuition and Outcomes Data

About

William Peace University is a private college in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, it offers undergraduate degrees in more than 30 majors and accelerated bachelor's degrees through Peace Online for working adults. The institution adopted its current name in 2012, concurrent with its decision to begin admitting men to its day program; it was previously a women's college known as "Peace Institute", "Peace Junior College", and "Peace College".

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS

Applied

1,044

1,044 candidates competed

Admitted

984

94.3% acceptance rate

Enrolled

168

17.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS

Overall completion

45%

Overall completion

45%

4-year graduation

32%

4-year graduation

32%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

45%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

45%

Full-time retention

74%

Full-time retention

74%

Pell equity

5.4pp gap

Pell recipients

42%40 of 96

Non-Pell (all)

47%55 of 116

Subsidized loan, no Pell

49%28 of 57

No Federal Aid

46%27 of 59

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.4-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.

FVT/GE

Of 30 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 24 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs

30

Passing

6

20.0% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

0

0.0% of portfolio

Fail rate

0.0%

-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

30programs

Passing6 · 20.0%
No Data24 · 80.0%
Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical

0

Severe

0

Recoverable

0

At Risk

0

Watch

0

Safe

6

No data

24

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.

6

Program

Typical

Benchmark

EP gap

Design and Applied Arts

Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts

$40,817

$32,203

Same-State HS Median

+26.7%

+$8,614

Design and Applied Arts

Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts

+26.7%

$40,817 vs $32,203

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

$44,997

$32,203

Same-State HS Median

+39.7%

+$12,794

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

+39.7%

$44,997 vs $32,203

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

$50,090

$32,203

Same-State HS Median

+55.5%

+$17,887

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

+55.5%

$50,090 vs $32,203

Business Administration Management and Operations

Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

$56,173

$32,203

Same-State HS Median

+74.4%

+$23,970

Business Administration Management and Operations

Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

+74.4%

$56,173 vs $32,203

Criminology

Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences

$57,305

$32,203

Same-State HS Median

+77.9%

+$25,102

Criminology

Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences

+77.9%

$57,305 vs $32,203

Biology General

Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences

$60,289

$32,203

Same-State HS Median

+87.2%

+$28,086

Biology General

Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences

+87.2%

$60,289 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

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

6

Program

Median debt

Median earnings

Debt burden

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

$27,000

$44,997

60%

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

60%

$27,000 debt · $44,997 earn

Design and Applied Arts

Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts

$24,000

$40,817

59%

Design and Applied Arts

Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts

59%

$24,000 debt · $40,817 earn

Biology General

Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences

$27,000

$60,289

45%

Biology General

Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences

45%

$27,000 debt · $60,289 earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

$22,122

$50,090

44%

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

44%

$22,122 debt · $50,090 earn

Criminology

Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences

$25,000

$57,305

44%

Criminology

Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences

44%

$25,000 debt · $57,305 earn

Business Administration Management and Operations

Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

$22,720

$56,173

40%

Business Administration Management and Operations

Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

40%

$22,720 debt · $56,173 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1947Next review Dec 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 3

Jun 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Jun 2022Renewal of Accreditation
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Jun 2012Renewal of Accreditation
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays

$0–30k$15,779

$0–30k

$15,779

$30–48k$18,233

$30–48k

$18,233

$48–75k$20,429

$48–75k

$20,429

$75–110k$23,046

$75–110k

$23,046

$110k+$30,565

$110k+

$30,565

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

Avg net price (private)

$21,649

+$400vs Baccalaureate median $21,249

Federal loans

46.7%

In-state tuition

$34,176

Out-of-state

$34,176

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 316 students received $1.8M in Pell grants, alongside $4.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

316

AY 2024–25

Pell disbursed

$1.8M

$1,777,920 total

Direct Loans

$4.4M

791 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$1.1M

312 loan awards

Unsubsidized · UG$1.2M

353 loan awards

Parent PLUS$2.0M

126 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 371 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (3.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate

3.7%

+1.4pp vs 2.3% national

Borrowers in repayment

371

Defaulted

14

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016

10.2%+0.9

2017

7.8%-1.4

2018

9.8%+2.8

2019

3.7%+1.4

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 William Peace

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs39

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

175 total completions

01Business

4525.7%

01Business

4525.7%

02Health Professions

2614.9%

02Health Professions

2614.9%

03Social Sciences

1810.3%

03Social Sciences

1810.3%

04Visual/Performing Arts

158.6%

04Visual/Performing Arts

158.6%

05Education

158.6%

05Education

158.6%

06Parks/Recreation

158.6%

06Parks/Recreation

158.6%

07Psychology

148.0%

07Psychology

148.0%

08Communication

116.3%

08Communication

116.3%

09Biological Sciences

95.1%

09Biological Sciences

95.1%

10Liberal Arts

74.0%

10Liberal Arts

74.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS

Fall total

722

12-mo unduplicated

944

Undergraduate

944

Graduate

0

Gender split

Men

44%411

Women

56%533

Race / ethnicity composition

White

53.4%

Black

20.4%

Hispanic

13.8%

Two or more

7.2%

Unknown

2.7%

Asian

1.2%

Non-resident

0.9%

American Indian / Alaska Native

0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA

Athletes

248

150 M · 98 W

Women athletes

39.5%

Athletic aid

$0

Total student aid

Budget

$1.7M

Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid

$0

Recruiting expense

$19K

$12K

Head-coach salaries

$21K

$29K

Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Sport

Men

Women

Expenses

Soccer

35

21

$242,850

Soccer

35 M · 21 W

$243K

Baseball

54

—

$190,545

Baseball

54 M · —

$191K

Lacrosse

19

16

$213,581

Lacrosse

19 M · 16 W

$214K

Basketball

20

14

$314,357

Basketball

20 M · 14 W

$314K

Softball

—

23

$128,400

Softball

— · 23 W

$128K

Volleyball

—

21

$100,371

Volleyball

— · 21 W

$100K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students

6.85

5 offenses · 730 students

3-year trend

4.042 yrs ago14.031 yr ago6.85Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

18

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

2

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

0

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft

3

Rape

1

Burglary

1

By location

5total

On campus4
Public property1

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

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

Weapons01

Drugs111

Liquor03

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.

IPEDS

Student-to-faculty

13.0:1

Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)

34

William Peace vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions William Peace selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

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
SubjectWilliam Peace University	45%	—	722	$21,649	Baccalaureate
Barton College	46%	94.2%	1,235	$23,626	Baccalaureate
Belmont Abbey College	47%	74.7%	1,388	$24,639	Baccalaureate
Bennett College	25%	50.7%	180	$28,299	Baccalaureate
Brevard College	49%	42.2%	875	$23,509	Baccalaureate
Catawba College	47%	75.2%	1,376	$17,879	Baccalaureate
Chowan University	30%	68.8%	675	$14,086	Baccalaureate
Greensboro College	46%	70.1%	967	$17,882	Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Johnson C Smith University	34%	45.2%	1,302	$20,894	Baccalaureate
Lees-McRae College	42%	76.8%	910	$28,340	Baccalaureate
Lenoir-Rhyne University	48%	84.6%	2,256	$20,689	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Livingstone College	28%	59.2%	936	$13,479	Baccalaureate
Mars Hill University	45%	67.9%	1,110	$19,910	Baccalaureate
Meredith College	70%	74.2%	1,465	$22,488	Baccalaureate
Montreat College	48%	69.2%	962	$27,061	Baccalaureate
North Carolina Wesleyan University	42%	80.2%	1,419	$17,432	Baccalaureate
Saint Augustine's University	25%	33.8%	175	$24,313	Baccalaureate
Salem College	57%	76.7%	549	$18,277	Baccalaureate
Warren Wilson College	42%	71.3%	791	$21,249	Baccalaureate
Peer group median	45%	70.7%	962	$21,249

Institutions like William Peace

Explore the federal data for institutions in William Peace's comparison group.

IPEDS

William Peace Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office

Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research

Phone

919-508-2000

Address

15 East Peace Street, Raleigh, NC 27604

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research at William Peace University manages the system of ongoing, integrated and institutional-wide research-based planning and assessment.

Visit IR office page

Team

2 members

Dustin Conlon
Institutional Effectiveness and Research Coordinator
Meghan-Joy Woodall
Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Academic Projects

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of William Peace (17)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

Lisa Stone Barnes
Mary Lily Kenan Flagler Bingham
Alice Willson Broughton
Carrie Lougee Broughton
Addie Worth Bagley Daniels
Eleanor Layfield Davis
Fortune Feimster
Entertainment
Gail Godwin
Literature
Isabelle Bowen Henderson
Mary Hilliard Hinton
Gertrude Dills McKee
Jane Simpson McKimmon
Lily Morehead Mebane
Jacqueline Novogratz
Philanthropy
Annie Land O'Berry
Agnes Sanford
Religion
Lura S. Tally

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Frequently asked questions about William Peace University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about William Peace.

What is the graduation rate at William Peace University?

William Peace University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 45% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend William Peace University?

William Peace University reports a total enrollment of 722 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at William Peace University?

The average net price at William Peace University is $21,649 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at William Peace University?

William Peace University's yield rate is 17.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is William Peace University located?

William Peace University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-1194.

Who runs Institutional Research at William Peace University?

William Peace University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research.

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.

National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education

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.

U.S. Department of Education

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.

U.S. Department of Education

DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed

Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

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.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

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.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates

Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25

Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024

Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

William Peace University

Pell equity

Pass / fail distribution

Severity spectrum

Earnings premium gap

Debt vs earnings

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 3

Net price by family income

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Default rate vs national, by cohort

Top program families by completions

Gender split

Race / ethnicity composition

Men vs women · spending splits

Sport-by-sport · 10

3-year trend

Criminal offenses by type

By location

VAWA offenses

Hate crimes by bias

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

Residence-hall fires

Barton College

Belmont Abbey College

Bennett College

Brevard College

Catawba College

Chowan University

Greensboro College

Johnson C Smith University

Lees-McRae College

Lenoir-Rhyne University

Livingstone College

Mars Hill University

Meredith College

Montreat College

North Carolina Wesleyan University

Saint Augustine's University

Salem College

Warren Wilson College

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