Home / Worth-It Scores / Pennsylvania / Peirce
Is Peirce College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Peirce, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Peirce sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $50,660 helps, but median debt of $31,250 plus yearly net price of $12,148 creates a tighter path. For context, Peirce's net price is about 43% below the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$12,905
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $9,932 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $40,000 in savings.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$12,148
Median earnings 10 years out
$50,660
Median debt at graduation
$31,250
Graduation rate
6%
At Peirce, a typical graduate carries about $31,250 in student debt and earns roughly $50,660 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $355 per month, or 8% of pre-tax income. That sits at the tighter end of a workable borrower range.
What this means for your family
Peirce is a private nonprofit four year school in Philadelphia, PA. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
Similar schools worth comparing
These schools share a similar sector, geography, or price range.
Private nonprofit 4-year
Holy Family
Philadelphia, PA
Worth-It Score: 72/100
Median net price: $13,143
Private nonprofit 4-year
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Harrisburg, PA
Worth-It Score: 56/100
Median net price: $15,376
Private nonprofit 4-year
Waynesburg
Waynesburg, PA
Worth-It Score: 67/100
Median net price: $18,235
Private nonprofit 4-year
York College of Pennsylvania
York, PA
Worth-It Score: 68/100
Median net price: $18,556
Private nonprofit 4-year
Cedar Crest
Allentown, PA
Worth-It Score: 66/100
Median net price: $18,659
Common questions about Peirce
The median net price at Peirce is $12,148 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
Looking at private colleges options in Pennsylvania? See the most affordable private colleges in Pennsylvania →
The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →