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Pfeiffer University

Pfeiffer University is based in the town of Misenheimer, NC — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a United Methodist affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$18,581

family income
under $30k

$21,569

$30–48k

$21,842

$48–75k

$23,089

$75–110k

$26,673

over $110k

Average net price

$19,0762023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Pfeiffer University rose from $12,708 (2008) to $19,076 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$12,708
2009	$27,548
2010	$17,800
2011	$18,566
2012	$20,967
2013	$16,691
2014	$18,366
2015	$17,619
2016	$23,898
2017	$24,556
2018	$33,465
2019	$32,342
2020	$19,182
2021	$20,874
2022	$21,953
2023	$19,076

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$45,5422024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Pfeiffer University rose from $28,284 (2009) to $45,542 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$28,284
2010	$30,065
2011	$31,115
2012	$32,667
2013	$34,515
2014	$35,538
2015	$37,589
2016	$39,989
2017	$41,580
2018	$42,382
2019	$42,796
2020	$44,387
2021	$45,440
2022	$46,678
2023	$46,700
2024	$45,542

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$11,380
2001	$12,066
2002	$12,780
2003	$13,550
2004	$14,570
2005	$15,590
2006	$16,450
2007	$17,520
2008	$18,570
2013	$24,150
2014	$25,855
2015	$27,125
2016	$28,995
2017	$29,574
2018	$30,234
2019	$31,060
2020	$31,840
2021	$32,480
2022	$33,290
2023	$33,930

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Pfeiffer University reports published tuition of $35,070 in this record. Pfeiffer University's $35,070 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Pfeiffer University reports 655 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

35% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Pfeiffer University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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35%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Pfeiffer University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 57.2% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 35%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	36.1%
1992 cohort	42.9%
1993 cohort	37.8%
1994 cohort	35%
1995 cohort	36.3%
1996 cohort	33.3%
1997 cohort	33.3%
1998 cohort	39.2%
1999 cohort	49.1%
2000 cohort	43.8%
2001 cohort	53.4%
2002 cohort	57.2%
2003 cohort	41.8%
2004 cohort	40.3%
2005 cohort	45.5%
2006 cohort	41.3%
2007 cohort	48.1%
2008 cohort	34.9%
2009 cohort	42.7%
2010 cohort	38.2%
2011 cohort	42.1%
2012 cohort	43.1%
2013 cohort	44.2%
2014 cohort	43%
2015 cohort	34.4%
2016 cohort	34.6%
2017 cohort	42.6%
2018 cohort	35%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,858	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$11,470	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$11,470	$5,400
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,345	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,977	$5,535
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,041	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,125	$3,824
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$4,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,543	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,699	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,375	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,740	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,985	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,701	$8,150
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$23,701	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,399	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,481	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,941	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,163	$9,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$44,621

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$49,941

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$51,562

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Pfeiffer University admitted 1,477 of 1,538 applicants in Fall 2024. The 96% rate describes that application pool.

96%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $33,930 tuition · 2023–24 655 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Pfeiffer University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Pfeiffer University under that historical policy.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, Pfeiffer University received 1,538 applications and admitted 1,477 (96%), with 203 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

96%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	81.2%
Fall 2002	72%
Fall 2003	72.3%
Fall 2004	76.1%
Fall 2005	75.4%
Fall 2006	71.5%
Fall 2007	75%
Fall 2008	71%
Fall 2009	55.5%
Fall 2010	56.3%
Fall 2011	59.2%
Fall 2012	59.8%
Fall 2013	59.4%
Fall 2014	47.2%
Fall 2015	46.5%
Fall 2016	44.1%
Fall 2017	66%
Fall 2018	64.5%
Fall 2019	63.8%
Fall 2020	75.8%
Fall 2021	71.8%
Fall 2022	69%
Fall 2023	95.3%
Fall 2024	96%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

891–1165Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	860	1060
Fall 2002	910	1110
Fall 2003	890	1090
Fall 2004	890	1100
Fall 2005	900	1080
Fall 2006	840	1060
Fall 2007	900	1120
Fall 2008	850	1070
Fall 2009	870	1060
Fall 2010	860	1060
Fall 2011	850	970
Fall 2012	850	1040
Fall 2013	850	1060
Fall 2014	880	1090
Fall 2015	805	1060
Fall 2016	810	1020
Fall 2017	910	1100
Fall 2018	900	1130
Fall 2019	915	1140
Fall 2020	940	1100
Fall 2021	891	1165

IPEDS Fall 2001–2021, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

14–21Fall 2022 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	18	22
Fall 2005	18	22
Fall 2006	17	22
Fall 2007	18	25
Fall 2008	17	22
Fall 2009	17	22
Fall 2010	16	22
Fall 2011	19	23
Fall 2012	18	22
Fall 2013	18	22
Fall 2014	17	21
Fall 2015	17	22
Fall 2016	17	22
Fall 2017	16	22
Fall 2018	17	22
Fall 2019	16	23
Fall 2020	16	20
Fall 2021	18	25
Fall 2022	14	21

IPEDS Fall 2004–2022, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

655Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Pfeiffer University fell from 1,080 (Fall 2002) to 655 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,080
Fall 2003	1,124
Fall 2004	1,145
Fall 2005	1,174
Fall 2006	1,126
Fall 2007	1,069
Fall 2008	1,055
Fall 2009	1,065
Fall 2010	1,039
Fall 2011	1,014
Fall 2012	980
Fall 2013	947
Fall 2014	951
Fall 2015	909
Fall 2016	847
Fall 2017	813
Fall 2018	900
Fall 2019	897
Fall 2020	808
Fall 2021	744
Fall 2022	683
Fall 2023	654
Fall 2024	655

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

72%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Pfeiffer University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 75% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 72%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	75%
Fall 2003 cohort	70%
Fall 2004 cohort	74%
Fall 2005 cohort	70%
Fall 2006 cohort	69%
Fall 2007 cohort	62%
Fall 2008 cohort	59%
Fall 2009 cohort	63%
Fall 2010 cohort	69%
Fall 2011 cohort	71%
Fall 2012 cohort	64%
Fall 2013 cohort	66%
Fall 2014 cohort	69%
Fall 2015 cohort	60%
Fall 2016 cohort	61%
Fall 2017 cohort	64%
Fall 2018 cohort	59%
Fall 2019 cohort	67%
Fall 2020 cohort	69%
Fall 2021 cohort	61%
Fall 2022 cohort	68%
Fall 2023 cohort	72%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Pfeiffer University

Faculty pay at Pfeiffer University averages $92,460 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Pfeiffer University as a primarily residential campus of 655 undergraduates — and 72.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Pfeiffer University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 96%. Review Pfeiffer University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Pfeiffer University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Pfeiffer University96%

North Carolina median74.9%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Pfeiffer University$35,070

North Carolina median$19,500

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Pfeiffer University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Pfeiffer University$51,562

North Carolina median$45,873

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Pfeiffer University, North Carolina and national reference values
Metric & basis	Pfeiffer University	North Carolina median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	96%	74.9%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$35,070	$19,500	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$51,562	$45,873	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Pfeiffer University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Pfeiffer University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 4 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$75,033
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$60,936
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$50,798
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$46,322

These 4 fields listed for Pfeiffer University measure earnings after completion. The $51,562 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 26 additional Pfeiffer University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Pfeiffer University report?

Pfeiffer University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 96% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Pfeiffer University's acceptance rate?

96% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,477 admitted from 1,538 applicants.

How much does Pfeiffer University cost?

At Pfeiffer University, tuition is $35,070. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Pfeiffer University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $51,562. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Pembroke — 93.3% admitted
William Peace University — 94.3% admitted
North Carolina Central University — 87% admitted
University of North Carolina at Greensboro — 88.5% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.