William Peace University

Admission requirements

Test-optional — scores considered if submitted

Source: IPEDS Admissions survey (2022) via Urban Institute. Covers formal factors only — it does not reflect essays, extracurriculars, or other holistic criteria.

Outcomes & value

Median earnings (10 yr)

$46,643

Value (earnings ÷ net price)

2.2×

Median debt at graduation

$22,250

Graduation rate

45%

First-year retention

74%

Reducing loan balance (3 yr)

45%

Pell (lower-income) share

72%

First-generation share

29%

Endowment / student

$77,489

Financial health

U.S. Dept. of Education Financial Responsibility Composite Score (FY2022-23). Scale −1.0 to 3.0; ≥1.5 meets the standard. Reported for private nonprofit & for-profit institutions only — public universities are state-backed and not scored, so this is a stability signal, not a ranking.

Top-earning majors

Median earnings by field of study (highest credential), ~2 years after completion.

• Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$47,260
• Business Administration, Management and Operations$41,789
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$40,467
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$40,140
• Biology, General$30,228
• Communication and Media Studies

Campus safety

On-campus violent crimes (2024)

1

Per 1,000 students

1.50

On-campus criminal offenses classed as violent (murder/non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault) for the most recent reported year. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education Campus Safety and Security (Clery Act). Counts reflect what’s reported to the school, and urban campuses often report more partly due to non-student incidents nearby — read alongside campus size and setting, not as a standalone safety verdict.

Climate

Pleasant days / yr

103

Summer high

88°F

Winter low

37°F

Annual rain

51.5"

Annual snow

2.7"

Natural-hazard risk

Relatively High

Pleasant days counts days per year with a mean temperature of 55–75°F, a high at or below 90°F, a low at or above 45°F, and little precipitation — a transparent comfort measure, not a weighting we invented. Computed from Open-Meteo ERA5 daily history (2019–2023). Natural-hazard risk is the county’s composite rating from the FEMA National Risk Index.