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Peirce College is a private online college. Peirce College has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Peirce College is in the top 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $49,537 10 years after enrolling, 19th among online schools, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Peirce College bachelor students earn 4% more than the national average.
Peirce College’s median net annual cost of $8,382 and average years to graduate of 4.4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 5 programs at Peirce College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Health Administrative Services, Computer science, Legal Support Services, Accounting - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$8,382
Average years to graduate
4.4
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
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 1 graduate programs at Peirce College - Business Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.4 years. 39% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Peirce College is 11% lower than the state average, and 10% below the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Peirce College, Pell Grant recipients represent 51% of the measured graduating class, 16% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Peirce College graduates within 4.5 years.
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.
Peirce College’s economic mobility score of 33.63 is calculated by adjusting the 2.69 economic score of lower-income students by the 51% pell grant recipients within the student body. Peirce College’s EMS of 33.63 ranks in the top 10% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
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).
Top 10%
The average Title IV recipient at Peirce College pays $8,382 a year, $16,254 less than the $24,636 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 $8,382
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Peirce College, 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 $8,382 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 50% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $11,260. This is 4% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$11,260
Pell grants
$3,986
State grants
$1,035
Full time
16%
83%
Female
71%
59%
First time
28%
59%
In-state
62%
68%
1st generation
55%
35%
White
20%
52%
Black
54%
14%
Hispanic
10%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
13%
12%