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Peirce College

General Information

Name: Peirce College
Address: 1420 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102-4699
Phone:

  • General information: (888) 467-3472
  • Financial aid office: (888) 467-3472
  • Admissions office: (888) 467-3472

Website: www.peirce.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$13,240$12,760$12,310
Books and supplies$1,000$1,000$1,000
Living arrangement
Off-campus
        Room and board$5,000$5,000$5,000
        Other expenses$3,500$2,000$2,000
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$3,500$2,000$2,000

Total expenses   
Off-campus$22,740$20,760$20,310
Off-campus with family$17,740$15,760$15,310

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 83%
  • Federal grants: 56%
  • State/local grants: 30%
  • Institutional grants: 31%
  • Student loans: 78%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$2821
  • State/local grants:$3011
  • Institutional grants:$1478
  • Student loans:$6097

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$50

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 1971
First-time student retention: 61%
Overall graduation rate: 24%

Characteristics of students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 42%
    • Part Time: 58%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 27%
    • Women: 73%

White non-hispanic: 31%
Black non-hispanic: 50%
Hispanic: 5%
Asian/pacific islander: 1%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 12%

Degrees offered

    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping - Associate
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Associate, Bachelor
  • Fashion Merchandising - Associate
  • Management Information Systems, General - Associate
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Associate
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Programming, Specific Applications - Associate, Certificate
  • Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Certification - Associate, Certificate
  • Information Science/Studies - Bachelor
  • System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager - Associate
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal - Associate, Bachelor, Certificate
  • Pre-Law Studies - Associate
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • General Studies - Associate


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