by our College Data Analytics TeamGet the facts about Peirce College. Learn how it ranks, what majors it offers, how diverse it is, and much more.
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Peirce College was awarded 13 badges in the 2026 rankings.
College Factual ranked Peirce as #2,139 out of 3,449 colleges and universities in the country on its 2026 Best Colleges list.
Peirce is also ranked #129 on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania list.
With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Peirce College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it’s a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Peirce College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 83% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Peirce College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That’s certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor’s degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Peirce is 5%. That’s lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Peirce College.
During the most recent academic year, there were 789 undergraduates at Peirce.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Peirce College.
The overall average net price of Peirce is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. 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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Peirce, 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 Peirce, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $10,283 a year. That adds up to $41,132 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 11.8%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans. Get more details about paying for Peirce College.
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Peirce College make about $50,660 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is right on par with the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.
Peirce College is an private not-for-profit institution situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life. Get more details about the location of Peirce College.
Contact information for Peirce College are listed below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1608 Walnut St., Suite 1900, Philadelphia, PA 19103-5443 |
| Phone: | 8884673472 |
| Website: | www.peirce.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/PeirceCollege |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/peircecollege |
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 9 majors graduated from Peirce College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 355 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 107 | $57,514 |
| Health/Medical Admin Services | 83 | $41,043 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 64 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 27 | $49,569 |
| Legal Support Services | 18 | $36,348 |
| Information Technology | 13 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 12 | NA |
| Accounting | 11 | $47,491 |
| Human Services | 10 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
799 students took at least one online class at Peirce College.
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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