College · Private nonprofit · Philadelphia, PA · City
Peirce College
Philadelphia, PA
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$42k
Net price / yr$12k
Undergrad size799
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $12k/yr for a shot at a $42k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
799 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $19k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $12k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$75k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$49k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$26k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $15.1k
- Books & supplies
- $1,200
How students pay for it.
Pell grants53%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans62%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$31k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $14k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention75%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr10%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$42k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$51k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out20%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 799
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Region
- Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Black51%
- White22%
- Hispanic13%
- Unknown9%
- Asian3%
- Two or more races1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students55%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time83%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$23k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 12
What you can study.