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Franklin Pierce University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $19,364 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $64,185.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $53,353 ten years after entering, the 51st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 54% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
1,995

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $64,185 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $19,364 and $30,860 a year depending on income at Franklin Pierce University.

Statement of cost · Franklin Pierce University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$64,185
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$19,364
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$27,154
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$46,442

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $19,364; $30–48k: $23,557; $48–75k: $24,473; $75–110k: $26,943; over $110k: $30,860. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$19,364
$30k–$48k$23,557
$48k–$75k$24,473
$75k–$110k$26,943
Over $110k$30,860

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $53,353; the median graduate who borrowed owes $27,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$45,563
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$55,911
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
51st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$53,353
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
89th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$27,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$19,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $45,563; 8 yrs after entry: $55,911; 10 yrs after entry: $53,353. Median graduate debt: $27,000. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $27,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$45,563
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$55,911
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$53,353
Median graduate debt$27,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Franklin Pierce University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree91not reportednot reported
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree54$85,857$27,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree32$65,534$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree29$66,438$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree23$90,960not reported
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree22$43,979$27,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree21$122,459not reported
Education, GeneralBachelor's Degree17not reported$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree17$58,444$27,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree17not reportednot reported
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree15not reported$26,953
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree15$96,768$28,870
Show all 23 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
MarketingBachelor's Degree15$63,760$27,000
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma14not reported$27,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree13$50,144$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree13not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree13$64,659$26,274
Public HealthGraduate/Professional Certificate11not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree9not reportednot reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree9not reported$25,085
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesMaster's Degree3not reportednot reported
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree3not reportednot reported
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degreenot reported$83,654not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Franklin Pierce University: 992 undergraduates; 29% of students receive Pell grants; 93% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

93%

87th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

992

51st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

29%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

40th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

54%

finish within 150% of normal time

43rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

30%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$74,867

85th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k16%
  • $30k–$48k14%
  • $48k–$75k15%
  • $75k–$110k19%
  • Over $110k36%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k16%
$30k–$48k14%
$48k–$75k15%
$75k–$110k19%
Over $110k36%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.