ACCEPTANCE RATE
90.2%
More selective than 84% of listed universities.
SelectiveAccessible
Private University
Franklin Pierce University
Franklin Pierce University is a private nonprofit four-year institution located in Rindge, New Hampshire. The campus community welcomes students from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont through its accessible education promise.
Rindge, NHRural: Distant
90.2%ACCEPTANCE
$25,557AVG NET PRICE
46%GRAD RATE
1,637STUDENTS
University data profileIPEDS 2023
THE SIGNATURE
Franklin Pierce University Report Card
Explore university facts, programs, and campus life at a glance.
Franklin Pierce University is a private nonprofit four-year university situated in Rindge, New Hampshire. The institution serves approximately 1,637 students and offers twenty-nine undergraduate majors.
Students are encouraged to join Raven Nation for NCAA Division II Football Games and campus tours. The university promotes a community of dreamers and doers with an attitude that defines the Pierce experience.
Through its Pierce Promise, the school commits to offering higher education accessible to residents of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Prospective students can explore academic pathways including a Doctor of Physical Therapy program with hybrid and on-site options.
AT A GLANCE
TypePrivateFour or more years
SettingRural: Distant1,200 acres
Calendarsemester
AthleticsNCAA Division II
GETTING IN
Admissions
Franklin Pierce University maintains an acceptance rate of 90.2 percent among its applicants. The institution received applications from 2,731 individuals seeking entry into the four-year program.
Source: IPEDS 2023
SAT RANGE (MID 50%)
945–1,140
4001600
APPLICATION FEE
No application fee.
WHAT IT COSTS
Cost & Financial Aid
Sticker price tells you little — net price after aid is what most families actually pay.
Source: IPEDS 2023
IN-STATE TUITION & FEES
$44,963/yr
Out-of-state: $44,963/yr.
Net price by income band
$0–$30,000
$30,001–$48,000
$48,001–$75,000
$75,001–$110,000
$110,001+
AVERAGE NET PRICE AFTER AID
$25,557/yr
▼ 8% since 2020-2192% receive aid
Average aid package $32,597.
IN THE CLASSROOM
Academics
The university offers twenty-nine undergraduate majors and includes a Doctor of Physical Therapy program with hybrid and on-site options. Students can participate in virtual info sessions to discuss admission requirements for this specific pathway.
Source: IPEDS 2023
Student–faculty ratio
13:1
6-year graduation rate
46%
▲ 3 pts since 2016
First-year retention
73%
Compared with the 89% public-university median.
Undergrad majors
29
Undergraduate majors and programs
MOST POPULAR FIELDS OF STUDY
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.18.1%
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration.10.7%
Business Administration and Management, General.9.7%
Psychology, General.7.4%
Education, General.5.7%
Biology/Biological Sciences, General.5.7%
CAMPUS LIFE
Campus & Housing
Campus housing shows how many students live on-campus — which means nearby housing can be essential to the college experience.
On-campus beds
1,205
Setting
Rural: Distant
1,200 campus acres.
IN CONTEXT
Franklin Pierce University vs. peer institutions
How Franklin Pierce University compares with officially identified or editorially reviewed peer institutions.
Franklin Pierce University
$25,557
Colby-Sawyer College
$26,483
AFTER GRADUATION
Student outcomes
What graduates earn and how reliably they land work — the bottom-line return on the degree.
Source: College Scorecard 2025
Median earnings · 10 yrs after entry
$53,353
Working after 10 yrs
15.4%
Share of former students working and not enrolled, ten years after entry.
Earning more than a high-school graduate
74.4%
74.4% of students out-earn the typical high-school graduate — a core measure of mobility.
Data Sources: U.S. Department of Education IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics. University Apartments is not affiliated with Franklin Pierce University.