Peirce College
Peirce College at a Glance
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About Peirce College
According to Wikipedia, Peirce College is a private college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It focuses on adult learners. History In 1865, Thomas May Peirce, a Philadelphia educator, founded the Union Business College. The curriculum was designed to provide returning Civil War soldiers a business-focused education in anticipation of post-war business growth and expansion. Different from many colleges and universities of the era, Union was co-educational at its founding. Originally housed within Handel and Haydn Hall on Spring Garden Street, the college moved to its present location at 1420 Pine Street in 1915. In 1917, the school was renamed the Peirce School of Business Administration.
Peirce College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Graduation Rate |
|---|
| 26% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Peirce College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $15,060 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Peirce College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Peirce College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $51,149 a year, and 90% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Peirce College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads | Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 1,346 | 1,229 | 117 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Peirce College?
Peirce College is located at 1608 Walnut St., Suite 1900, Philadelphia, PA 19103-5443.
How Safe is Peirce College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Peirce College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Peirce College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Philadelphia has a violent crime rate of 0.92% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 4.62%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Peirce College Known For?
Peirce College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Peirce College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Peirce College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Peirce College ranks #387 in the U.S. and #1777 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesPeirce College ranks #519 in the U.S. and #1893 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesPeirce College ranks #1651 in the U.S. and #6461 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesPeirce College ranks #1750 in the U.S. and #3424 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesPeirce College ranks #1780 in the U.S. and #4719 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesPeirce College ranks #2377 in the U.S. and #8355 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine Degrees
