Peirce College: Review & Facts

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Peirce College is a very small four-year, private not-for-profit school with 860 students enrolled. This institution was founded in 1865 and is one of the 32 schools and colleges located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Academic Offerings

1-year certificate, associate's degree, bachelor's degree, postbaccalaureate certificate, and master's degree are offered at Peirce College.

Majors
Offered

17

Peirce College deploys a semester-based curriculum calendar system and allows you to choose from 17 majors. The most popular concentrations are Management, Medical, General Studies, Business, and Criminal Justice. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a positive sign. Nevertheless, if you would like to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The rate of student retention at Peirce College is perfect at 100% (well above Pennsylvania average). Considering this statistic, apparently students definitely love their stay at this school.

Student Retention

100%

Good

The graduation rate at Peirce College is below average - 50%. Around 53% of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges.

Student to faculty ratio at Peirce College is good -- 9:1. Read more details on instructors at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition price is slightly high, $14,400 per year. The additional fees at Peirce College (not included in tuition costs) are around $700, which comes to a total of $15,100 a year.

Read the details about Peirce College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

This school will consider accepting your dual credits, credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities), and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) earned prior to admission.

The undergraduate application fee at Peirce College is $50.00. The graduate application fee is $50.00.

To obtain the most accurate and up-to-date information about enrolling to Peirce College and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call the school's general information office at (888) 467-3472 or check Peirce College Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade

A

Safe

Peirce College provides a distance learning option and evening/weekend study opportunity, which is a great option for those who work full-time.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Peirce College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses.

At present there is no on-campus housing at Peirce College.

Based on the college crime numbers, Peirce College appears to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Peirce College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Peirce College
1608 Walnut St., Suite 1900
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103-5443, USA