Colleges / Pfeiffer University
College · Private nonprofit · Misenheimer, NC · Rural
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Pfeiffer University

Misenheimer, NC

Religious affiliation
Address48380 US Hwy 52N, Misenheimer, NC 28109-0960
Websitewww.pfeiffer.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate96%
6-yr median pay$45k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size655
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $45k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 96% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 22.

If you get in

655 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $46k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $19k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$182k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$76k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$106k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$35.1k
Room & board
$12.8k
Books & supplies
$500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants51%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans70%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention70%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr35%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$45k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$52k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out45%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Rural
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
655
Location
Misenheimer, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White63%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International3%
  • Unknown1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students33%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$39k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 30

What you can study.

Colleges / Pfeiffer University
College · Private nonprofit · Misenheimer, NC · Rural
PU

Pfeiffer University

Misenheimer, NC

Religious affiliation
Address48380 US Hwy 52N, Misenheimer, NC 28109-0960
Websitewww.pfeiffer.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate96%
6-yr median pay$45k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size655
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $45k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 96% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 22.

If you get in

655 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $46k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $19k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$182k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$76k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$106k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$35.1k
Room & board
$12.8k
Books & supplies
$500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants51%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans70%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention70%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr35%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$45k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$52k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out45%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Rural
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
655
Location
Misenheimer, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White63%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International3%
  • Unknown1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students33%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$39k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 30

What you can study.