Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, NH · Private · Rural (distant) · FPU · Franklin Pierce · Franklin Pierce College · Pierce
Private institution in Rindge, NH · 1,055 undergraduates · 90% acceptance rate · $53,353 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $26,9061,592nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $44,9631,756th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $44,9631,746th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $61,9551,726th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,353893rd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,563836th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 46.1%1,317th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 73.0%1,088th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 90.2%1,245th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1030885th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,0551,338th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 27.2%1,366th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 61 mi (BOS)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 33 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $75,921 | $75,921 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,105 | $43,798 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $46,478 | $41,286 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $44,468 | $40,467 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $42,682 | $26,715 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | $42,682 | $35,060 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $37,748 | $34,526 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $32,925 | $29,685 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $30,771 | $25,774 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $29,685 | $31,127 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions | bachelors | $29,374 | $25,967 |
| AnthropologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1962source
- Athletic nickname: "Ravens"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: #6F1931 and #6D6E71source
- Mascot: Rocky the Ravensource
- Motto: "Ex umbris ad lucem"source
- Campus size: about 1,200 acressource
- Formerly known as "Franklin Pierce College" (1962–2007)source
- Athletic conference: NE-10source
- Notable alum: Temple Grandinsource
- Notable alum: Henry Simmonssource
Athletics — 13 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $201,000 (M $93,000 · W $108,000)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Soccer: 2023, 2022, 2007
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitefranklinpierce.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 182795)
- Compare colleges in NHRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in New HampshireEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Franklin Pierce University vs New England CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 13 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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