by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Peirce College, including attendance costs, projected four- and two-year degree costs, average net price, debt outcomes, and how aid is distributed across income levels.
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What it costs to attend Peirce College comes to about $18,260.00 for a single academic year.
Below, the published cost is shown three ways — the full sticker price with no aid, the net price after the average grant package, and the net price for low-income students who typically receive the most aid.
| Tuition and fees | $15,060.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $3,200.00 |
| Total cost | $18,260.00 |
| That is 44% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $18,260.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$6,512.00 |
| Net price | $11,748.00 |
| That is 64% below the national average net price. | |
| For the full breakdown, see the tuition & fees page and living costs. |
The projections below extend the current annual cost across a degree. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. Loan figures amortise the projected total over ten years at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $11,748.00 | $11,748.00 | $18,260.00 |
| Senior year | $11,748.00 | $11,748.00 | $18,260.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $46,992.00 | $46,992.00 | $73,040.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $17,902.00 | $17,902.00 | $27,826.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $541.00 | $541.00 | $841.00 |
| Total amount paid | $64,894.00 | $64,894.00 | $100,866.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $11,748.00 | $11,748.00 | $18,260.00 |
| Senior year | $11,748.00 | $11,748.00 | $18,260.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $23,496.00 | $23,496.00 | $36,520.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $8,951.00 | $8,951.00 | $13,913.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $270.00 | $270.00 | $420.00 |
| Total amount paid | $32,447.00 | $32,447.00 | $50,433.00 |
| Read more in the Net Price section. |
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published sticker price. This is the more honest cost figure for most families, since it accounts for institutional and federal aid.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $12,148.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $12,905.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. The table below shows the average net price by family-income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $10,378.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $15,432.00 |
Use Peirce College Net Price Calculator, or check with the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid page.
Typical debt at graduation from Peirce College works out to $21,875.00, which federal data classifies as a Moderate ($20-30k) burden category.
The percentile spread of debt at graduation is shown below:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,500.00 |
| 25th | $6,375.00 |
| Median (50th) | $21,875.00 |
| 75th | $33,625.00 |
| 90th | $48,750.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student loan debt page.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. The figures below split graduating borrowers into three income brackets:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $20,911.00 |
| Middle income | $23,024.00 |
| High income | $21,995.00 |
First-generation college students often carry different debt loads than their continuing-generation peers.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $21,875.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $21,875.00 |
The Pell Grant is the largest federal grant for undergraduates from low-income families. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The gap between Pell-eligible and non-Pell median debt at Peirce College amounts to $2,455.00. This school is flagged by the Department of Education for Pell-related debt inequity.
The federal default-rate tier for Peirce College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 11.8% |
For a sense of scale, Stafford disbursements at Peirce College amount to $292,347,633.00 covering 11,710 recipients.
Veterans and active-duty students can access dedicated federal education aid including the GI Bill and Department of Defense tuition support.
| GI Bill recipients | 20 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $7,426.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 3 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $3,333.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the veterans benefits detail.
The figures above are a starting point — as you weigh Peirce College, think through the questions below:
Each page below covers one part of paying for college in more detail:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.