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Tuition and Fees:  Tuition Freeze for Sixth Year

For the 2023-2024 academic year, Peirce is proud to announce that there will be no increase in tuition rate for a sixth consecutive year.

Peirce College is committed to making college tuition more accessible and affordable. Students can earn credits at no cost through our partnership with Coursera, which includes professional certificates by Google, IBM and Meta. Learn more. 

Students enrolling through the Union Education Benefit - EDUTrust have access to special discounted tuition. Learn more. 

Students enrolling through a partnership agreement also have access to special discounted tuition. See if you qualify.

Financial aid, scholarships and grants are funding opportunities are also available to help you finance your degree. Check out our financial aid section to see how we can assist you with paying for college.

Additionally, Peirce continues to be one of the best value private colleges in the state of Pennsylvania. In fact, AICUP recently highlighted that Peirce College has the lowest tuition rate among peer private schools in the state! As a student-centric, non-profit institution, your tuition dollars are always reinvested back into the College for advancements in increased flexibility, innovative programs, and personalized guidance and support.

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2023-2024 Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Partnership Tuition Agreements

Undergraduate Tuition

  • Per credit hour: $600
    For example, total tuition for a 3-credit course is $1,800 ($600 per credit x 3 credits).

Undergraduate Fees (as applicable)

  • Application Fee (non-refundable): $50
  • Services Fee: $165 per session
  • Credit by Examination (per course): $200
  • Credit for Work Experience (per course): $350
  • Credit for Portfolio Assessment (per course): $350
  • Course Audit Fee: $200
  • Graduation Fee: $75
  • Associate Business Program Assessment Test Fee: $23
  • Bachelor's Business Program Assessment Test Fee: $45
  • Payment Plan Fee (per semester): $35
  • Return Check Fee (per check): $25
  • Transcript Fee (per transcript via posted mail): $5
  • Transcript Fee (per transcript electronically): $6.25
  • Diploma Reorder Fee: $50
  • Late Payment Fee (per month for balance due): 1%
2023-2024 Cost of Undergraduate Attendance

The cost of attendance includes the actual tuition and fees, along with an estimated cost for books, course materials, supplies, and equipment, living expenses, and transportation. A majority of our courses are three (3) credits each. The total cost of tuition for each undergraduate course, which is three credits, is $1,800.

 
Tuition
$600 per credit hour
Services Fee
$165 per session
Estimated Books, course materials, supplies, and equipment$200 per 3-credit course
Estimated Living Expenses
$3,000 (per semester)
Estimated Transportation Costs
$600 (per semester)

*Living Expenses costs are used for budgeting financial aid for commuter and off-campus students. Peirce College does not provide on-campus housing.

If I takeI will be charged
1 credit$765
3 credits$1,965
4 credits$2,730
6 credits$3,930
7 credits$4,530
9 credits$5,730
10 credits$6,330
12 credits$7,530
13 credits$8,130
15 credits$9,330

2023-2024 Graduate Tuition and Fees

Partnership Tuition Agreements  

Graduate Studies Tuition

  • Per credit hour: $772
    For example, total tuition for a 3-credit course is $2,316 ($772 per credit x 3 credits).
  • New students can earn their first 3 credits at no cost with our Graduate Leadership Bootcamp (and save $2,300 in tuition)

Graduate Fees (as applicable)

  • Application Fee (non-refundable): $50
  • Course Audit Fee: $200
  • Services Fee: $100 (per session)
  • Capstone Course Extension Fee: $750
  • Graduation Fee: $75
  • Payment Plan Fee (per session): $35
  • Return Check Fee (per check) $25
  • Transcript Fee (per transcript via posted mail): $5
  • Transcript Fee (per transcript electronically): $6.25
  • Diploma Reorder Fee: $50
  • Late Payment Fee (per month for balance due): 1%
2023-2024 Cost of Graduate Attendance

The cost of attendance includes the actual tuition and fees, along with an estimated cost for books, course materials, supplies, and equipment, living expenses, and transportation. A majority of our courses are three (3) credits each. The total cost of tuition for each undergraduate course, which is three credits, is $2,316.

 

Tuition$772 per credit hour
Services Fee$100 per session
Books, course materials, supplies, and equipment$200 per 3 credit course
Living Expenses*$2000 (per semester)
Transportation Costs$600 (per semester)

*Living Expenses costs are used for budgeting financial aid for commuter and off-campus students. Peirce College does not provide on-campus housing.

2022-2023 Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Undergraduate Tuition

  • Per credit hour: $600
  • Per 3-credit-hour class: $1,800
  • Competency-Based Education (per term): $2,700

Undergraduate Fees (as applicable)

  • Application Fee (non-refundable): $50
  • Services Fee: $165 per session
  • Credit by Examination (per course): $200
  • Credit for Work Experience (per course): $350
  • Credit for Portfolio Assessment (per course): $350
  • Course Audit Fee: $200
  • Graduation Fee: $75
  • Associate Business Program Assessment Test Fee: $18
  • Bachelor's Business Program Assessment Test Fee: $36
  • Payment Plan Fee (per semester): $35
  • Return Check Fee (per check): $25
  • Transcript Fee (per transcript): $5
  • Diploma Reorder Fee: $50
  • Late Payment Fee (per month for balance due): 1%
2022-2023 Cost of Undergraduate Attendance

The cost of attendance consists of the actual cost of tuition and fees as well as an estimated cost of books and supplies, room and board and transportation. Many of our courses are three (3) credits. The total cost of tuition for each three-credit undergraduate course is $1,800.

Tuition
$600 per credit hour
Services Fee
$165 per session
Estimated Books And Supplies
$200 per 3-credit course
Estimated Room And Board*
$3,188 (per semester)
Estimated Transportation Costs
$800 (per semester)

*Room and Board costs are used for budgeting financial aid for commuter and off-campus students. Peirce College does not provide on-campus housing.

If I takeI will be charged
1 credit$765
3 credits$1,965
4 credits$2,730
6 credits$3,930
7 credits$4,530
9 credits$5,730
10 credits$6,330
12 credits$7,530
13 credits$8,130
15 credits$9,330

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition and Fees

The tuition and fees below applied to courses that began in Sessions 1 through 6 of the 2021-2022 academic year.

Graduate Studies Tuition

  • Per credit hour: $772
  • Per 3-credit-hour class: $2,316

Graduate Fees (as applicable)

  • Application Fee (non-refundable) $50
  • Course Audit Fee: $50
  • Services Fee $100 (per session)
  • Capstone Course Extension Fee $750
  • Graduation Fee $75
  • Payment Plan Fee (per term) $35
  • Return Check Fee (per check) $25
  • Transcript Fee (per transcript) $5
  • Diploma Reorder Fee $50
  • Late Payment Fee (per month for balance due) 1%
2022-2023 Cost of Graduate Attendance

The cost of attendance consists of the actual cost of tuition and fees as well as an estimated cost of books and supplies, room and board and transportation. All of our graduate courses are three (3) credits. The total cost of tuition for each three-credit graduate course is $2,316.

 

Tuition$772 per credit hour
Services Fee$100 per session
Books And Supplies$200 per 3 credit course
Room And Board*$3,188 (per semester)
Transportation Costs$800 (per semester)

*Room and Board costs are used for budgeting financial aid for commuter and off-campus students. Peirce College does not provide on-campus housing.

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