Franklin Pierce University Student Population

How many students at FPU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Franklin Pierce University has a total enrollment of 1,654 students, including 997 undergraduate and 657 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 725 male students (43.8%) and 929 female students (56.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,097 White students (66.3%) and 171 Hispanic students (10.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 997 undergraduate students (60.3%) and 657 graduate students (39.7%).
• Class Delivery: 254 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 422 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 2,040 - FPU's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 725 male (43.83%) and 929 female (56.17%) students are attending Franklin Pierce University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 78.04.

By class level, 997 (60.28%) are undergraduate students and 657 (39.72%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 52.26% are male and 47.74% are female, while among graduate students, 31.05% are male and 68.95% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,097 White, 120 Black, and 59 Asian students out of a total of 1,654 are attending at Franklin Pierce University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Franklin Pierce University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 54% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, FPU has 12 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 1,223 students under 25 years old, and 414 students over 25 years old out of 1,637 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 12 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. FPU has 981 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 77 students aged 25 and over.

It has 242 graduate students aged under 25 and 337 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Franklin Pierce University, 254 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 422 students are enrolled in some online courses.

119 students who live in New Hampshire or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 135 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 997 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 42 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.21%.29 students have transferred in as full-time status and 13 students transferred in as part-time status.