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Peirce College

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Peirce College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 929, made up of 799 undergraduates and 130 graduate students.

Peirce College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 27 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Organizational Leadership. It awarded 357 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 27 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
929
Students enrolled
357
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
27
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 27

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 11
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Health Professions 6
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Education 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, part-time students
71%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
187
Associate degrees
46
Master's degrees
51
Certificates under 1 year
65
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
6
Postbaccalaureate certificates
2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
929
Undergraduates, fall 2024
799
Graduate students, fall 2024
130
Full-time, fall 2024
18%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,336
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,154
Graduate students, 2024-25
182
Full-time, 2024-25
12%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
76%
Men
24%
White
18%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
46%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
20%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
27
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
100%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
President
Jill Murray
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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