Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, New Hampshire · Also known as Franklin Pierce College, Franklin Pierce, FPU, Pierce · Website
$53,353
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$53,353
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Franklin Pierce University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Rindge, New Hampshire with 992 undergraduates and 657 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $27,154 a year (tuition and fees $46,442). It admits 93% of applicants and 54% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $53,353 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$27,154
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$46,442
US median $11,837
Admission rate
93%
US median 78%
Completion rate
54%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$53,353
Rank 1,219 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $27,154
- Tuition and fees
- $46,442
- Cost of attendance
- $64,185
- Students with a need-based grant
- 29%
- Students with federal loans
- 70%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,364
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $23,557
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $24,473
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $26,943
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,860
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $33,320 in 2015-16 to $46,442 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1,175
- Undergraduates
- 992
- Graduate students
- 657
- Part-time students
- 15%
- Women
- 47%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 54%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 65
- Endowment
- $22.7M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,219 of 5,094 US colleges and 10 of 24 in New Hampshire (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $27,154 | $18,250 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $46,442 | $15,838 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 93% | 86% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 54% | 57% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 77% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $18,525 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,563 | $41,421 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $53,353 | $51,362 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 69% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
65 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 91 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $27,000 | $32,808 | $69,449 | $61,296 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $27,000 | $39,031 | $70,125 | $55,378 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $25,000 | $48,700 | $74,959 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 23 | Withheld | $92,586 | $104,107 | $103,485 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $27,000 | $31,465 | $48,547 | $50,706 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 21 | $180,471 | $118,548 | $127,476 | $127,347 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $49,808 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $120,193 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $26,953 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $9,827 | $76,016 | $77,705 | $88,910 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $27,000 | $47,445 | $71,685 | $69,303 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesCertificate | Certificate | 14 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,315 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $27,000 | $26,899 | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessOnlineMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,033 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $25,875 | $45,356 | $67,628 | $76,194 |
| Public HealthOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $21,097 | $66,556 | $75,243 | $58,716 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,556 | $54,562 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| International/Globalization StudiesCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,099 |
| Sustainability StudiesCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,056 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Rindge and New Hampshire on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Franklin Pierce University cost?
$27,154 a year is the average net price at Franklin Pierce University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $46,442, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $64,185. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,364 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Franklin Pierce University?
93% of applicants are admitted to Franklin Pierce University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,175. The median admission rate of colleges in New Hampshire is 86%.
How much do Franklin Pierce University graduates earn?
$53,353 a year is the median pay of former Franklin Pierce University students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,563 after 6 years). That ranks 1,219 of 5,094 US colleges and 10 of 24 in New Hampshire. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $118,548.
How much student debt do Franklin Pierce University graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Franklin Pierce University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 70% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Franklin Pierce University?
54% of first-time, full-time students at Franklin Pierce University finish within 6 years. 74% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Franklin Pierce University?
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (91 professional graduates), Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (54 bachelor's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (32 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 65 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.