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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
$26,9061,582nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$44,9631,739th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$44,9631,729th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$61,9551,711th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$53,353889th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,563835th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
46.1%1,305th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
73.0%1,081st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
90.2%1,233rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1030883rd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,0551,336th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
27.2%1,352nd highest of 2,122 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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$75,921$75,921
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,105$43,798
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$46,478$41,286
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$44,468$40,467
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$42,682$26,715
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$42,682$35,060
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$37,748$34,526
MarketingBusinessbachelors$32,925$29,685
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$30,771$25,774
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$29,685$31,127
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professionsbachelors$29,374$25,967
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $201,000 (M $93,000 · W $108,000)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Franklin Pierce University’s 1,055 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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