For the Media
Franklin Pierce is a small, private, regionally-accredited university that combines a liberal arts foundation with coursework for professional preparation. The University consists of the College at Rindge and the College of Graduate and Professional Studies. The institutional mission focuses on preparing citizens and leaders of conscience for a new century who make significant contributions to their professions and communities whether their aspirations are global or local.
Established: 1962
Achieved university status: July 2007
Current President: George J. Hagerty
Accreditation: New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Individual programs are accredited by discipline-specific accrediting agencies.
Student Body: 1,700 from 30 states and 15 countries (College at Rindge); 1,500 students at satellite centers across New Hampshire, in Goodyear, Arizona, and online (College of Graduate and Professional Studies)
Employees: 675 full- and part-time employees
Faculty: 150 full- and part-time faculty. Student:faculty ratio is 16:1.
Locations: Concord; Keene; Lebanon; Manchester; Portsmouth; Rindge; Goodyear, Arizona; and online
COLLEGE AT RINDGE
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Traditional undergraduate residential campus on 1,200 acres between Mount Monadnock and Pearly Pond in southwest New Hampshire |
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23 academic majors and 29 minors. Most popular majors are business, mass communication, psychology, criminal justice and history. |
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NCAA Division II Athletics. 17 intercollegiate teams. Home of the Franklin Pierce Ravens |
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Home of three academic institutes: the Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication; the Monadnock Institute of Nature, Place and Culture; and the New England Center for Civic Life |
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11 study abroad programs including Pierce in Athens, Pierce in Vienna, and the Pierce Walk in Europe |
COLLEGE OF GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
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Offers degrees at the associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels focusing on health, education, business, technology and leadership |
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Provides three paths to earning a degree: in class, combination of in class and online, or 100% online |
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Offers New England's only Doctor of Arts in Leadership, in a public-private partnership with Plymouth State University |
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Partner with Luhansk University in Ukraine to offer MBA and preparatory English Language Institute |
INSTITUTIONAL DISTINCTIONS
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Named to the Templeton Foundation Honor Roll for Character Building Colleges |
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Recipient of four New Hampshire Professor of the Year Awards (three from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education; one from the New Hampshire College and University Council) |
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2007 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer National Champion |
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Five-time NCAA Division II Women's Soccer National Champion |
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2005 Kennedy Center American College Festival Regional Winner |
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"Students in Free Enterprise" 2005 Northeast Regional Winner |
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Home of the Franklin Pierce / WBZ-TV Poll for 2008 Presidential Primary |
