Franklin Pierce University

Franklin Pierce University is a liberal arts university located in Rindge, New Hampshire, United States. It was established in 1962. The campus spreads over 1,200 acres of land. The university offers bachelor degrees in the field of arts and science and master degrees in the fields of business administration and education, among others.

Franklin Pierce University is home to a number of recognized students clubs and organizations. These include the Agape Club, Anthropology Club, International Club, and the Gamers Club. The student newspaper, “The Pierce Arrow,” is the oldest student group on campus. The university‘s athletics department fields a number of men’s and women's sports teams including baseball, basketball, rowing, golf, soccer, and tennis. The teams are popularly known as the Ravens.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Many students concentrating in business and management, security and law enforcement, computer science and engineering, and media.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

Other important characteristics:

• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Distance learning available
• Weekend study option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Students

Student enrollment was 2,615 in 2007-2008 (2,379 full-time equivalent).

About 52% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 44% of the class.

Undergrads are 80% of enrolled students and graduate students are 20%.

About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 98% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 91% are full-time and 9% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: Franklin Pierce participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Housing and Meals

Franklin Pierce provides on-campus housing for 1,482 of its 2,379 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Northeast 10 Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 53 male students received the aid (men were 39% of those receiving aid) and 84 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 61% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

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