by our College Data Analytics Team
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.
Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom was awarded 10 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom landed the #1,203 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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom held the #1,630 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is also ranked #26 out of 50 schools in Washington.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
At Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom, the student to faculty ratio is 21 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is 97%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,329 undergraduates at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom with 5,131 being full-time and 3,198 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,903 | $7,192 | $8,633 | $11,990 | $13,705 |
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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom, 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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $5,232 a year. That adds up to $20,928 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 9401 Farwest Dr Sw, Lakewood, WA 98498-1999 |
| Phone: | 253-964-6500 |
| Website: | www.pierce.ctc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 1,204 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 92 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 76 | $55,849 |
| Business Administration & Management | 63 | NA |
| Nursing | 46 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 45 | NA |
| General Physical Sciences | 44 | NA |
| Computer Software & Applications | 43 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 36 | NA |
| General Biology | 34 | 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, 5,878 students took at least one online class at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. This is a decrease from the 6,781 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 5,878 | 3,728 |
| 2021-2022 | 6,781 | 5,262 |
| 2020-2021 | 8,085 | 6,524 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,715 | 2,750 |
Learn more about online learning at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.
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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