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Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, William Peace University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of WPU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

52% Acceptance Rate

Where Is William Peace University?

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Contact details for WPU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 15 E Peace St, Raleigh, NC 27604-1194
Phone: 919-508-2000
Website: www.peace.edu

How Do I Get Into WPU?

You can apply to WPU online at: https://admissions.peace.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for WPU

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into WPU?

52% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
15% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at WPU is 52%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 57%, and the acceptance rate for women is 49%.

Average Test Scores

About 15% of students accepted to WPU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 538 and 605. Math scores were between 540 and 625.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for William Peace University  ( 538 to 605 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for William Peace University  ( 540 to 625 )
200
800
WPU received ACT scores from 30% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 19 and 27. Composite scores were between 21 and 26.

ACT English Scores for William Peace University  ( 19 to 25 )
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ACT Math Scores for William Peace University  ( 19 to 27 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for William Peace University  ( 21 to 26 )
1
36

Can I Afford William Peace University?

61% Take Out Loans
3.7% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At WPU, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $8,021 a year. That adds up to $32,084 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at WPU is 3.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

William Peace University Undergraduate Student Diversity

628 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 742 undergraduate students at WPU, with 628 being full-time and 114 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 628 full-time undergraduates at WPU, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of William Peace University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 10
Black or African American 155
Hispanic or Latino 76
White 333
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 47

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at William Peace University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 3 countries are represented at WPU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Cameroon, Bahamas, and Congo.

Online Learning at William Peace University

99 Took All Classes Online
222 Took At Least One Class Online
-7.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 222 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WPU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 33rd most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of WPU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at William Peace University was -7.7%. This is the #1,751 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at WPU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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