Pfeiffer University
Misenheimer, North Carolina · Website
$51,562
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$51,562
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Pfeiffer University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Misenheimer, North Carolina with 655 undergraduates and 193 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,076 a year (tuition and fees $35,070). It admits 96% of applicants and 35% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $51,562 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,163 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,076
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$35,070
US median $11,837
Admission rate
96%
US median 78%
Completion rate
35%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,163
About $277 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$51,562
Rank 1,359 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
- $19,076
- Tuition and fees
- $35,070
- Cost of attendance
- $45,542
- Students with a need-based grant
- 51%
- Students with federal loans
- 70%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,167
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $14,758
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,941
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,005
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,513
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 $27,125 in 2015-16 to $35,070 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
- 96%
- SAT reading, middle
- 514
- SAT math, middle
- 514
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 655
- Graduate students
- 193
- Part-time students
- 2.9%
- Women
- 44%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 35%
- Retention rate
- 72%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 44
- Endowment
- $19.9M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
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 1,359 of 5,094 US colleges and 20 of 147 in North Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,076 | $14,086 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $35,070 | $6,906 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 96% | 75% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 35% | 48% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 72% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,163 | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $44,621 | $31,569 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $51,562 | $36,048 | $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. 55% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
44 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 36 | $38,655 | $78,797 | $94,115 | $89,981 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 33 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 28 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $21,836 | $45,004 | $60,936 | $68,257 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $27,000 | $26,744 | $46,322 | $54,562 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 22 | $38,829 | $72,599 | $90,839 | $103,485 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $25,125 | Withheld | $50,798 | $55,378 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | $66,499 | $75,033 | $88,910 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,630 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | $39,701 | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 9 | $61,455 | Withheld | $51,170 | $59,571 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,716 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Security Science and TechnologyMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | $76,181 | $82,399 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,737 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Misenheimer and North Carolina on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Pfeiffer University cost?
$19,076 a year is the average net price at Pfeiffer University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $35,070, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $45,542. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,167 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Pfeiffer University?
96% of applicants are admitted to Pfeiffer University. The median admission rate of colleges in North Carolina is 75%.
How much do Pfeiffer University graduates earn?
$51,562 a year is the median pay of former Pfeiffer University students who work, 10 years after they started ($44,621 after 6 years). That ranks 1,359 of 5,094 US colleges and 20 of 147 in North Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's) at $78,797.
How much student debt do Pfeiffer University graduates have?
$26,163 is the median federal student loan debt of Pfeiffer University graduates, about $277 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 Pfeiffer University?
35% of first-time, full-time students at Pfeiffer University finish within 6 years. 72% 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 Pfeiffer University?
Health and Medical Administrative Services (36 master's graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (33 master's graduates), Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (28 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 44 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.