William Peace University
Raleigh, North Carolina · Also known as Peace · Website
$46,643
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$46,643
median earnings, 10 years after starting
William Peace University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Raleigh, North Carolina with 666 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $21,649 a year (tuition and fees $34,176). It admits 94% of applicants and 45% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $46,643 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$21,649
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$34,176
US median $11,837
Admission rate
94%
US median 78%
Completion rate
45%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,250
About $236 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$46,643
Rank 1,793 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
- $21,649
- Tuition and fees
- $34,176
- Cost of attendance
- $49,362
- Students with a need-based grant
- 34%
- Students with federal loans
- 47%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,779
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,233
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $20,429
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,046
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,565
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 $25,850 in 2015-16 to $34,176 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
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1,170
- SAT reading, middle
- 572
- SAT math, middle
- 583
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 666
- Part-time students
- 9.8%
- Women
- 50%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 45%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 30
- Endowment
- $51.6M
- 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 1,793 of 5,094 US colleges and 31 of 147 in North Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $21,649 | $14,086 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $34,176 | $6,906 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 94% | 75% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 45% | 48% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,250 | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $39,738 | $31,569 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $46,643 | $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. 45% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 65% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
30 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $21,285 | $47,278 | $56,173 | $68,257 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $24,000 | $33,536 | $40,817 | $51,490 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | $39,710 | $60,289 | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $26,500 | $28,202 | $44,997 | $50,706 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $22,737 | $41,509 | $57,305 | $55,556 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $25,990 | Withheld | $50,090 | $53,072 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,176 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,497 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,499 |
| Non-Professional Legal StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,959 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,471 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,676 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,560 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,808 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does William Peace University cost?
$21,649 a year is the average net price at William Peace University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $34,176, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $49,362. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,779 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at William Peace University?
94% of applicants are admitted to William Peace University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,170 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in North Carolina is 75%.
How much do William Peace University graduates earn?
$46,643 a year is the median pay of former William Peace University students who work, 10 years after they started ($39,738 after 6 years). That ranks 1,793 of 5,094 US colleges and 31 of 147 in North Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's) at $47,278.
How much student debt do William Peace University graduates have?
$22,250 is the median federal student loan debt of William Peace University graduates, about $236 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 47% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at William Peace University?
45% of first-time, full-time students at William Peace 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 William Peace University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (38 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (23 bachelor's graduates), Design and Applied Arts (18 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 30 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.