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Franklin Pierce University is a private regional university located in Rindge, New Hampshire. Franklin Pierce University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Franklin Pierce University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $50,486 10 years after enrolling, 6th in New Hampshire, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Franklin Pierce University bachelor students earn 1% less than the national average. Franklin Pierce University is ranked 7th in New Hampshire.
Franklin Pierce University’s median net annual cost of $26,722 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Franklin Pierce University sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Accounting, Criminal Justice, Registered Nursing, Psychology, Biology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$26,722
Average years to graduate
4.2
Health & Fitness
Rank: #182
Economic score: 5.85
Marketing
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 8.79
Natural Resource Conservation
Rank: #175
Economic score: 12.48
Education
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 13.35
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #479
Economic score: 25.94
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 4 graduate programs at Franklin Pierce University - Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Business Administration, Registered Nursing, HR Management - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 50% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Franklin Pierce University is 15% lower than the state average, and 7% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Franklin Pierce University, Pell Grant recipients represent 27% of the measured graduating class, 8% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Franklin Pierce University graduates within 4.1 years.
Franklin Pierce University is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Franklin Pierce University’s economic mobility score of 4.07 is calculated by adjusting the 8.79 economic score of lower-income students by the 27% pell grant recipients within the student body. Franklin Pierce University’s EMS of 4.07 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Franklin Pierce University pays $26,722 a year, $31,912 less than the $58,634 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $26,722
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Franklin Pierce University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $26,722 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 78% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,358. This is 24% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,171
Pell grants
$4,481
State grants
$1,926
Institutional grants
$29,884
Franklin Pierce University offers 9 online bachelor programs, 2 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Franklin Pierce University offers 18 programs, 17 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
27
Hybrid programs
8
Percentage of programs online
54%
Franklin Pierce University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 89% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,305 applicants, of which 2,926 were admitted and 271 enrolled. Franklin Pierce University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Franklin Pierce University does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
85%
83%
Female
54%
59%
First time
72%
59%
In-state
21%
68%
1st generation
30%
35%
White
72%
52%
Black
7%
14%
Hispanic
8%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
10%
12%