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WPU landed the #1,914 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when WPU held the #2,024 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
WPU also holds the #74 spot on the Best Colleges in North Carolina ranking.
If you're applying to William Peace University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 63%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 12% of students accepted to WPU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 518 and 583. Math scores were between 515 and 568.
The student to faculty ratio at WPU is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at William Peace University is 42%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At William Peace University this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At WPU this rate is 31%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at William Peace University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 830 undergraduates at WPU with 733 being full-time and 97 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $21,009 | $21,849 | $24,988 | $22,580 | $28,821 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of WPU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At WPU, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $7,372 a year. That adds up to $29,488 over four years for those students.
See which majors at William Peace University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of William Peace University.
Contact details for WPU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 15 E Peace St, Raleigh, NC 27604-1194 |
| Phone: | 919-508-2000 |
| Website: | www.peace.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 25 | $47,278 |
| Criminology | 17 | $41,509 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 17 | $33,536 |
| General Biology | 15 | $39,710 |
| General Psychology | 15 | $28,202 |
| Health & Physical Education | 14 | NA |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 7 | NA |
| General English Literature | 6 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 6 | NA |
| Special Education | 5 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 241 students took at least one online class at William Peace University. This is an increase from the 222 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 241 | 117 |
| 2021-2022 | 222 | 99 |
| 2020-2021 | 247 | 102 |
| 2018-2019 | 134 | 87 |
Learn more about online learning at William Peace University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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