1420 Pine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1865
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,971
Geographical Setting: Urban
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: N/A
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $13,240
Room/Board: $N/A
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, health service
Remedial Services Offered: math, writing, study skills, other
Counseling Services Offered: career, academic
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 85%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: City of Philadelphia
Verizon
Independence Blue Cross
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 32,268
Number of current serial subscriptions: 68
Number of microforms: 1,620
Number of audiovisuals: 476
Number of ebooks: 25,220
Other library facilities: More than 25,000 full-text periodical titles available in electronic databases.
Library subscribes to 17 electronic research databases.
Online tutorials and research guides available on library web page.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Historical archives of Peirce College housed in library, including materials back to 1865.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – Yes
Number of available computers for all students: 234
Available internet access? – No
Available email accounts? – No
Computers available in: computer center/labs, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 12
Classrooms: 192
Labs: 22
Other areas: 8
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 150
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 0%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – No
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: N/A
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: N/A
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: N/A
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: N/A
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – No
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: N/A
Housing available for all unmarried students? – N/A
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: N/A
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: N/A
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: N/A
Wired high-speed internet access: 0%
Campus Size: 1 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Philadelphia (9), Philadelphia (9)
Nearest train station: Philadelphia (2)
Nearest bus station: Philadelphia (2)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 0%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 1%
Average undergraduate wage: 10,000
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, smoking prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Annual Student Leadership Retreat; Annual professional development and cultural trips; Mock Trial; Mock Interviews; Student Appreciation Day; Student Awards Ceremony; Chi Alpha Epsilon Induction Ceremony; Delta Mu Delta Induction Ceremony; Business Administration Student Leadership Conference