Rindge, New Hampshire · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Rural area
Overview
Franklin Pierce University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Rindge, New Hampshire. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 1,654 students in fall 2024, including 997 undergraduates and 657 graduate students.
Franklin Pierce University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 47 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Physical Therapy/Therapist, Physician Assistant, and Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences. It awarded 540 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 15 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
74% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
1,654
Students enrolled
74%
First-year retention
540
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
47
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional
Programs and majors offered 47
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
74%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
253
Associate degrees
5
Master's degrees
129
Professional doctorates
105
Certificates under 1 year
9
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
15
Postbaccalaureate certificates
24
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,654
Undergraduates, fall 2024
997
Graduate students, fall 2024
657
Full-time, fall 2024
84%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,993
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,141
Graduate students, 2024-25
852
Full-time, 2024-25
79%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
58%
Men
42%
White
65%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
15
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
21%
Students taking some online courses
43%
Campus and services
Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Northeast 10 Conference
President
Dr. Peter Eden
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact