| Name |
Peirce College |
| Address |
1420 Pine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102 |
| Website |
http://www.peirce.edu |
| Email |
info@peirce.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
N/A |
| Percent Fraternity |
N/A |
| Percent Sorority |
N/A |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
N/A |
| Offer Housing |
No |
| Percent Students College Housing |
N/A |
| Campus Housing |
N/A |
| Off Campus Assistance |
No |
| Types Available |
N/A |
| College Owned Singles |
N/A |
| College Owned Doubles |
N/A |
| College Owned Triples |
N/A |
| College Owned Apartments |
N/A |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
N/A |
| Sprinkler System |
N/A |
| Fire Alarms |
N/A |
| High Speed Internet |
0% |
| Campus Size |
1 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
N/A |
| Nearest Airport |
Philadelphia (9), Philadelphia (9) |
| Nearest Train |
Philadelphia (2) |
| Nearest Bus |
Philadelphia (2) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
0% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
1% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
10,000 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Not offered |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
No |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, smoking prohibited, other |
| Popular Events |
Annual Student Leadership Retreat; Annual professional development and cultural trips; Mock Trial; Mock Interviews; Student Appreciation Day; Student Awards Ceremony; Chi Alpha Epsilon Induction Ceremony; Delta Mu Delta Induction Ceremony; Business Administration Student Leadership Conference |
| Student Activities |
N/A |
| Num Organizations |
N/A |
| Honor Societies |
Chi Alpha Epsilon, Delta Mu Delta |
| Religious Organizations |
N/A |
| International Organizations |
N/A |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Paralegal Student Association; |
| Student Papers |
N/A |
| Num Frats |
0 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
N/A |
| Num Sororities |
0 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
N/A |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1865 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
1,971 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
N/A |
| Application Deadline |
Rolling |
| Application Fee |
50 |
| Selectivity |
N/A |
| Tuition |
13,240 |
| Room Board |
N/A |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, health service |
| Remedial |
math, writing, study skills, other |
| Counseling |
career, academic |
| Career |
co-op education, on-campus job interviews, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
85% |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
City of Philadelphia
Verizon
Independence Blue Cross |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
32,268 |
| Num Subscriptions |
68 |
| Num Microforms |
1,620 |
| Num Audiovisual |
476 |
| Num Ebooks |
25,220 |
| Library Facilities |
More than 25,000 full-text periodical titles available in electronic databases.
Library subscribes to 17 electronic research databases.
Online tutorials and research guides available on library web page. |
| Museums |
Historical archives of Peirce College housed in library, including materials back to 1865. |
| Computer Course |
Yes |
| Own Computer |
Yes |
| Computers Available |
234 |
| Email Accounts |
No |
| Internet Access |
No |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
12 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
192 |
| Num Wired Labs |
22 |
| Num Wired Other |
8 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs |
| Wireless Capacity |
150 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
0% |
| Student Webpages |
No |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks |
