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Franklin Pierce College

General Information

Name: Franklin Pierce College
Address: 20 College Rd, Rindge, NH 03461-0060
Phone:

  • General information: (603) 899-4000
  • Financial aid office: (603) 899-4180
  • Admissions office: (603) 899-4055

Website: www.fpc.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$25,300$23,710$22,510
Books and supplies$900$850$826
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$9,050$7,990$7,655
        Other expenses$1,650$1,635$1,614
Off-campus
        Room and board$9,050$9,864$9,390
        Other expenses$3,839$2,712$2,496
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$7,678$7,300$6,906

Total expenses   
On-campus$36,900$34,185$32,605
Off-campus$39,089$37,136$35,222
Off-campus with family$33,878$31,860$30,242

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 90%
  • Federal grants: 24%
  • State/local grants: 14%
  • Institutional grants: 86%
  • Student loans: 71%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$2691
  • State/local grants:$782
  • Institutional grants:$8603
  • Student loans:$7868

Admissions

Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants4,1842,2181,966
Percent admitted73.5%73.5%73.6%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time18.0%18.0%18.0%
Part-time0.7%0.7%0.8%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 1635
First-time student retention: 66%
Overall graduation rate: 49%

Characteristics of students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 98%
    • Part Time: 2%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 51%
    • Women: 49%

White non-hispanic: 81%
Black non-hispanic: 4%
Hispanic: 2%
Asian/pacific islander: 1%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 12%

Degrees offered

    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Associate, Bachelor
  • Accounting and Finance - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Associate, Bachelor, Master
  • Finance and Financial Management Services, Other - Associate, Bachelor
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General - Master
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce - Bachelor
  • Management Information Systems and Services, Other - Master
  • Management Information Systems, General - Master
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General - Associate, Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Advertising - Bachelor
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Science - Associate, Bachelor
  • Information Science/Studies - Bachelor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist - Doctor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • General Studies - Associate, Bachelor
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Science - Bachelor
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Social Work - Associate, Bachelor
    Security and Protective Services
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor
  • Political Science and Government, Other - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Arts Management - Bachelor
  • Commercial and Advertising Art - Bachelor
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor


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