William Peace University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for William Peace University

William Peace University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 666 students of which 1,075 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. William Peace University is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 94.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,170 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,649, with published in-state tuition of $34,176 and a Pell grant recipient share of 34.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 44.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 73.6%. Graduates earn a median of $46,643 ten years after enrolling, compared with $39,738 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 53500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 56.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.