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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Location Raleigh, NC
Population 1,300,000
Website https://www.peace.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (71%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 657
Men / Women 53% / 47%
From State 85%
From Region 6%
Athletes 42.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 53%
Black 21%
Hispanic 14%
Mixed 7%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Men: 33.5% 33.5% 2013 Men: 38.4% 38.4% 2014 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2015 Men: 41.4% 41.4% 2016 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2017 Men: 56.7% 56.7% 2018 Men: 46.2% 46.2% 2019 Men: 48.6% 48.6% 2020 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Men: 46.9% 46.9% 2022 Men: 59.6% 59.6% 2023 Men: 59.5% 59.5% 2024 Men: 55.1% 55.1%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2013 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2014 Native: 2.9% 2.9% 2015 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2017 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Native: 3.1% 3.1% 2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Native: 2.8% 2.8% 2021 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 Native: 4.6% 4.6% 2023 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2011 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2013 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2014 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2015 Asian: 5.4% 5.4% 2016 Asian: 4.3% 4.3% 2017 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2019 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2023 Asian: 3.9% 3.9% 2024 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2011 Black: 16.8% 16.8% 2012 Black: 8.4% 8.4% 2013 Black: 17.7% 17.7% 2014 Black: 18.2% 18.2% 2015 Black: 16.3% 16.3% 2016 Black: 21.5% 21.5% 2017 Black: 15.4% 15.4% 2018 Black: 47.1% 47.1% 2019 Black: 36.5% 36.5% 2020 Black: 23.3% 23.3% 2021 Black: 37.4% 37.4% 2022 Black: 32.1% 32.1% 2023 Black: 26.6% 26.6% 2024 Black: 25.9% 25.9% 2011 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2012 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2013 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2014 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2015 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2016 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2017 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2019 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2020 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2021 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2022 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7% 2023 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9% 2024 Hispanic: 13.2% 13.2% 2011 White: 63.5% 63.5% 2012 White: 81.4% 81.4% 2013 White: 68.3% 68.3% 2014 White: 61.2% 61.2% 2015 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2016 White: 44.8% 44.8% 2017 White: 33.8% 33.8% 2018 White: 36.0% 36.0% 2019 White: 47.1% 47.1% 2020 White: 34.9% 34.9% 2021 White: 39.7% 39.7% 2022 White: 41.3% 41.3% 2023 White: 44.8% 44.8% 2024 White: 48.6% 48.6% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.5% 0.5%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2021 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2023 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2025 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2020 Black: 23.1% 23.1% 2021 Black: 22.7% 22.7% 2022 Black: 25.2% 25.2% 2023 Black: 23.7% 23.7% 2024 Black: 19.1% 19.1% 2025 Black: 20.5% 20.5% 2020 Hispanic: 12.3% 12.3% 2021 Hispanic: 12.8% 12.8% 2022 Hispanic: 12.0% 12.0% 2023 Hispanic: 12.7% 12.7% 2024 Hispanic: 13.7% 13.7% 2025 Hispanic: 14.3% 14.3% 2020 White: 53.0% 53.0% 2021 White: 53.1% 53.1% 2022 White: 52.9% 52.9% 2023 White: 54.7% 54.7% 2024 White: 53.6% 53.6% 2025 White: 52.8% 52.8% 2020 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 International: 0.8% 0.8%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
William Peace University 174 43% / 57% 1% $56,737 48 97%
Game and Interactive Media Design 13 — 85% / 15% 0% $40,612 9 96%
Biology 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,578 58 94%
Environmental Studies 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,125 28 —
Exercise Science 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $51,036 31 —
Nursing 26 — 12% / 88% 0% $86,989 91 —
Business Administration 31 +1 68% / 32% 3% $53,049 37 96%
Business Analytics 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $62,032 61 —
Business Management — — — — $53,049 37 96%
Human Resources Management 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,494 41 —
Marketing 1 +3 0% / 100% 0% $53,674 39 —
Organizational Leadership 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,049 37 96%
Science/Technology Management 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $53,049 37 96%
Sports Management 7 — 86% / 14% 0% $49,512 26 —
American History — — — — $48,468 23 —
Anthropology — — — — $47,397 21 —
Communication 5 +2 40% / 60% 0% $48,941 25 —
Communication — — — — $48,656 24 —
Digital Communication 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $48,608 24 —
English 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,702 17 —
History 4 +1 100% / 0% 0% $48,693 24 —
International Studies 2 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Political Science 4 +4 50% / 50% 0% $54,901 42 —
Psychology 11 +3 27% / 73% 0% $46,047 17 98%
Public Relations and Advertising 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $55,166 43 —
Writing — — — — $46,220 18 —
Early Childhood Special Education 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,839 24 —
Education 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $49,954 28 —
Elementary Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,220 26 —
General Education 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $52,380 35 96%
Junior High/Middle School Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $49,528 26 —
Drama and Theatre Arts — — — — $35,592 4 —
Musical Theatre — — — — $37,754 6 —
Theatre Management 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $37,099 5 —
Visual and Performing Arts 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Criminology 9 +1 44% / 56% 0% $57,499 50 100%
Pre-Law 4 +2 25% / 75% 0% $54,332 41 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $36,314
ROI Percentile 48th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 45%
Transfer-Out Rate 38%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 35.5% 35.5% 2012 Graduated: 30.5% 30.5% 2013 Graduated: 39.8% 39.8% 2014 Graduated: 35.9% 35.9% 2015 Graduated: 42.6% 42.6% 2016 Graduated: 41.7% 41.7% 2017 Graduated: 39.2% 39.2% 2018 Graduated: 37.3% 37.3% 2019 Graduated: 42.3% 42.3% 2020 Graduated: 38.1% 38.1% 2021 Graduated: 42.1% 42.1% 2022 Graduated: 42.9% 42.9% 2023 Graduated: 44.3% 44.3% 2024 Graduated: 44.8% 44.8%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2018 Men: 39.5% 39.5% 2019 Men: 38.7% 38.7% 2020 Men: 38.3% 38.3% 2021 Men: 46.1% 46.1% 2022 Men: 42.3% 42.3% 2023 Men: 42.6% 42.6% 2024 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2011 Women: 35.5% 35.5% 2012 Women: 30.5% 30.5% 2013 Women: 39.8% 39.8% 2014 Women: 35.9% 35.9% 2015 Women: 42.6% 42.6% 2016 Women: 41.7% 41.7% 2017 Women: 39.2% 39.2% 2018 Women: 36.2% 36.2% 2019 Women: 44.5% 44.5% 2020 Women: 38.0% 38.0% 2021 Women: 39.2% 39.2% 2022 Women: 43.2% 43.2% 2023 Women: 46.6% 46.6% 2024 Women: 46.5% 46.5%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2013 Asian: 75.0% 75.0% 2014 Asian: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Asian: 57.1% 57.1% 2016 Asian: 42.9% 42.9% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 42.9% 42.9% 2019 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2020 Asian: 25.0% 25.0% 2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Asian: 40.0% 40.0% 2023 Asian: 37.5% 37.5% 2024 Asian: 33.3% 33.3% 2011 Black: 36.4% 36.4% 2012 Black: 57.1% 57.1% 2013 Black: 54.5% 54.5% 2014 Black: 38.7% 38.7% 2015 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2016 Black: 42.9% 42.9% 2017 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Black: 32.1% 32.1% 2019 Black: 31.9% 31.9% 2020 Black: 42.0% 42.0% 2021 Black: 38.8% 38.8% 2022 Black: 27.0% 27.0% 2023 Black: 44.4% 44.4% 2024 Black: 32.7% 32.7% 2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2014 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0% 2016 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5% 2017 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5% 2019 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2020 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2021 Hispanic: 46.7% 46.7% 2022 Hispanic: 52.4% 52.4% 2023 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2024 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2011 White: 44.0% 44.0% 2012 White: 25.7% 25.7% 2013 White: 32.3% 32.3% 2014 White: 32.7% 32.7% 2015 White: 46.8% 46.8% 2016 White: 41.1% 41.1% 2017 White: 40.9% 40.9% 2018 White: 45.7% 45.7% 2019 White: 51.4% 51.4% 2020 White: 49.3% 49.3% 2021 White: 49.4% 49.4% 2022 White: 51.9% 51.9% 2023 White: 50.5% 50.5% 2024 White: 51.5% 51.5%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 27.6% 48 67% / 33% 2% $53,542 38 96%
Health Sciences 19.5% 34 12% / 88% 0% $78,529 85 —
Humanities & Social Sciences 17.8% 31 45% / 55% 0% $48,599 24 98%
Education 12.6% 22 23% / 77% 0% $50,334 29 96%
Computer Science 7.5% 13 85% / 15% 0% $40,612 9 96%
Professional 7.5% 13 38% / 62% 0% $56,525 47 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.2% 9 0% / 100% 0% $60,578 58 94%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 2 100% / 0% 0% $50,125 28 —
Arts 1.1% 2 50% / 50% 0% $37,099 5 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 52% 52% 52%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 52.7% 52.7% 2012 Acceptance: 59.2% 59.2% 2013 Acceptance: 90.9% 90.9% 2014 Acceptance: 62.9% 62.9% 2015 Acceptance: 50.2% 50.2% 2016 Acceptance: 62.8% 62.8% 2017 Acceptance: 59.1% 59.1% 2018 Acceptance: 57.1% 57.1% 2019 Acceptance: 50.5% 50.5% 2020 Acceptance: 61.4% 61.4% 2021 Acceptance: 52.1% 52.1% 2022 Acceptance: 63.2% 63.2% 2023 Acceptance: 97.4% 97.4% 2024 Acceptance: 94.3% 94.3% 2011 Yield: 25.9% 25.9% 2012 Yield: 35.8% 35.8% 2013 Yield: 33.3% 33.3% 2014 Yield: 22.4% 22.4% 2015 Yield: 23.4% 23.4% 2016 Yield: 19.5% 19.5% 2017 Yield: 21.9% 21.9% 2018 Yield: 19.7% 19.7% 2019 Yield: 17.2% 17.2% 2020 Yield: 18.4% 18.4% 2021 Yield: 20.1% 20.1% 2022 Yield: 15.0% 15.0% 2023 Yield: 12.7% 12.7% 2024 Yield: 17.1% 17.1%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,217 1,217 2012 Applicants: 1,463 1,463 2013 Applicants: 1,083 1,083 2014 Applicants: 1,542 1,542 2015 Applicants: 1,829 1,829 2016 Applicants: 1,631 1,631 2017 Applicants: 1,569 1,569 2018 Applicants: 1,887 1,887 2019 Applicants: 2,133 2,133 2020 Applicants: 1,277 1,277 2021 Applicants: 1,223 1,223 2022 Applicants: 1,434 1,434 2023 Applicants: 1,286 1,286 2024 Applicants: 1,044 1,044 2011 Admitted: 641 641 2012 Admitted: 866 866 2013 Admitted: 984 984 2014 Admitted: 970 970 2015 Admitted: 918 918 2016 Admitted: 1,025 1,025 2017 Admitted: 927 927 2018 Admitted: 1,078 1,078 2019 Admitted: 1,077 1,077 2020 Admitted: 784 784 2021 Admitted: 637 637 2022 Admitted: 906 906 2023 Admitted: 1,252 1,252 2024 Admitted: 984 984 2011 Enrolled: 166 166 2012 Enrolled: 310 310 2013 Enrolled: 328 328 2014 Enrolled: 217 217 2015 Enrolled: 215 215 2016 Enrolled: 200 200 2017 Enrolled: 203 203 2018 Enrolled: 212 212 2019 Enrolled: 185 185 2020 Enrolled: 144 144 2021 Enrolled: 128 128 2022 Enrolled: 136 136 2023 Enrolled: 159 159 2024 Enrolled: 168 168

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 22%
SAT Range 1080 – 1220
SAT Math Range 530 – 590
SAT RW Range 540 – 630

SAT Composite

25th 75th
600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 840 840 2012 25th: 890 890 2013 25th: 810 810 2014 25th: 790 790 2015 25th: 760 760 2016 25th: 793 793 2017 25th: 950 950 2018 25th: 920 920 2019 25th: 920 920 2020 25th: 945 945 2021 25th: 1078 1078 2022 25th: 1033 1033 2023 25th: 1140 1140 2024 25th: 1080 1080 2011 75th: 1030 1030 2012 75th: 1010 1010 2013 75th: 1030 1030 2014 75th: 990 990 2015 75th: 980 980 2016 75th: 1016 1016 2017 75th: 1130 1130 2018 75th: 1080 1080 2019 75th: 1140 1140 2020 75th: 1135 1135 2021 75th: 1230 1230 2022 75th: 1151 1151 2023 75th: 1280 1280 2024 75th: 1225 1225

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 420 420 2012 25th: 480 480 2013 25th: 400 400 2014 25th: 400 400 2015 25th: 380 380 2016 25th: 390 390 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 460 460 2019 25th: 460 460 2020 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 540 540 2022 25th: 515 515 2023 25th: 550 550 2024 25th: 535 535 2011 75th: 520 520 2012 75th: 510 510 2013 75th: 510 510 2014 75th: 490 490 2015 75th: 490 490 2016 75th: 498 498 2017 75th: 560 560 2018 75th: 550 550 2019 75th: 570 570 2020 75th: 560 560 2021 75th: 625 625 2022 75th: 568 568 2023 75th: 640 640 2024 75th: 595 595

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 420 420 2012 25th: 410 410 2013 25th: 410 410 2014 25th: 390 390 2015 25th: 380 380 2016 25th: 403 403 2017 25th: 480 480 2018 25th: 460 460 2019 25th: 460 460 2020 25th: 465 465 2021 25th: 538 538 2022 25th: 518 518 2023 25th: 590 590 2024 25th: 545 545 2011 75th: 510 510 2012 75th: 500 500 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 500 500 2015 75th: 490 490 2016 75th: 518 518 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 530 530 2019 75th: 570 570 2020 75th: 575 575 2021 75th: 605 605 2022 75th: 583 583 2023 75th: 640 640 2024 75th: 630 630

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 83.0% 83.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 45.0% 45.0% 2022 Submitted: 23.0% 23.0% 2023 Submitted: 16.0% 16.0% 2024 Submitted: 22.0% 22.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.