-26%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment fell 26% at Franklin Pierce University vs the 2018–2022 baseline (1.1k vs 1.4k).
New Hampshire · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, New Hampshire. 1,055 undergraduate students. 69 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Franklin Pierce University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-22%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Franklin Pierce University fell 22% between 2021 and 2024 (1.3k → 992).
+10%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Franklin Pierce University rose 10% between 2021 and 2024 ($42.1k → $46.4k).
+10%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Franklin Pierce University rose 10% between 2021 and 2024 ($42.1k → $46.4k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. New Hampshire
Each tile compares this institution to the New Hampshire median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$53,353+17% · 6→10y
New Hampshire median $49,690$45,563
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry46.1%+58% · '97→'24
New Hampshire median 58.4%$19,500+406% · '97→'20
At program completion1,055-66% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS73.0%+20% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time90.2%+16% · '01→'24
latest cohort$44,963+156% · '00→'24
out-of-state $44,963SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.9%Median federal debt $19,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $53,353 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+58%
Franklin Pierce University · completion · 150% rose
33.8% → 53.5%
+73%
Franklin Pierce University · completion · 100% rose
28.9% → 49.9%
+20%
Franklin Pierce University · retention rose
62.0% → 74.3%
-66%
Franklin Pierce University · undergrad enrollment fell
2,898 → 992
+156%
Franklin Pierce University · in-state tuition rose
$18,150 → $46,442
+156%
Franklin Pierce University · out-of-state tuition rose
$18,150 → $46,442
+406%
Franklin Pierce University · median debt rose
$5,333 → $27,000
-100%
Franklin Pierce University · cohort default rate fell
8.0% → 0.0%
+24%
Franklin Pierce University · pell share rose
23.6% → 29.3%
+33%
Franklin Pierce University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$40,100 → $53,353
+47%
Franklin Pierce University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$38,000 → $55,911
+27%
Franklin Pierce University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$36,000 → $45,563
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$122,459Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$96,768Business Administration, Management and Operations.$90,960Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$85,857Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$83,654Business Administration, Management and Operations.$66,438Criminal Justice and Corrections.$65,534Accounting and Related Services.$64,659Marketing.$63,760Biology, General.$58,444Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$54,171Communication and Media Studies.$50,144Psychology, General.$43,979
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
13 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Franklin Pierce University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$746,254
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 8
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $25,652
- HS-only baseline · NH
- $40,300
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in New Hampshire
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Franklin Pierce University graduates earn $X” — not “Franklin Pierce University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Franklin Pierce University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.