Tuition & Fees
Find breakdowns of tuition and fees for Franklin Pierce programs here. Costs are subject to change—tuition and fees shown here remain in effect through May 31, 2025.
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This calculator provides an approximation of what a first-year, undergraduate student can expect to pay to attend Franklin Pierce University.
On-Campus Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
The tuition and fee costs shown here apply to full-time, in-person study at our Rindge campus. They represent full-price costs for fall and spring semesters before financial aid:
| Item | Annual Cost |
|---|---|
| Tuition | $41,836 |
| Housing (standard double—see other options in fee details below) | $9,626 |
| Food (unlimited plus $150 Dining points—see other options in fee details below) | $6,922 |
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Administrative fee *The administrative fee is a flat, required fee that is a part of our cost of attendance. It goes toward a variety of resources available to students on campus, including but not limited to on‐campus activities/recreation, computer labs, use of on‐campus facilities (such as library, student center), administrative staff, maintenance of student records. |
$4,606 |
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Spring Registration Fee |
$200 |
| Total Full-Time Charge | $63,190 |
| Contingency deposit (first semester of enrollment only) | $100 |
| Total | $63,290 |
The contingency deposit is $100 charge assessed to each student account during the first semester of enrollment. It’s applied to any unpaid charges when a student leaves Franklin Pierce. You’ll receive a refund for any remaining balance after graduation. All Rindge undergraduates are subject to both the contingency deposit and the administrative fee.
Studying and living on campus over summer or, for education majors, completing student teaching requirements can add these tuition costs:
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Extended Education Program (EEP) tuition for senior education majors completing student teaching | $12,551 (60% of tuition rate) per term |
| 2024 Summer I tuition | $400 per credit |
| 2024 Summer II tuition | $400 per credit |
| 2024 Summer Housing | $200 per week |
| Winter Term Tuition | $400 per credit |
Student Financial Services reviews all student accounts for financial clearance. Accounts are considered clear if they have zero balance after payments or anticipated financial aid (including certified and in-process loans). Account balances are due July 1 for fall registration and December 1 for spring registration. You can register only once your account is clear.
Housing & FOOD Fee Details
Prices listed below are per year, split over the Fall and Spring semesters.
- Standard single room: $11,260 per year (fall and spring semesters)
- Standard double room: $9,626 per year
- Sawmill Efficiency and Quad: $13,260 per year
- Sawmill 2-bedroom: $13,260 per year
- Mountain View: $13,260 per year
- Northwoods: $13,260 per year
- Cheshire Hall Double: $10,362 per year
- Cheshire Hall Single: $12,763 per year
- Mondadnock Super Single: $13,260 per year
- Lakeview: $13,260 per year
- Granite Double (Non-Suite): $10,772 per year
- Granite Suites (Double or Single) : $13,260 per year
- Granite Single (Non-suite): $12,763 per year
Prices listed below are per year, split over the Fall and Spring semesters.
All Access plus $150 Dining points per Semester: $6,921 per year (fall and spring
semesters)
Visit the cafeteria as often as you like and have $150 for use in our on-campus pub,
cafe or cafeteria. All freshmen must choose this plan. Upper-classmen or commuters
also may choose this plan.
15 Meals per Week plus $100 Dining points per semester: $6,760 per year (fall and spring semesters). Visit the cafeteria 15 times per week between Monday breakfast and Sunday dinner, and have $100 for use in the pub, cafe or cafeteria. All students except freshmen may choose this plan.
125 Meals per Semester plus $200 Dining points per semester: $3,848 per year (fall and spring semesters). Visit the cafeteria for any meal you choose and deduct one meal from your balance each visit. Have $200 for use in the pub, cafe or cafeteria. Commuters and upper-classmen living in on-campus residences with full kitchen facilities may choose this plan.
75 Meals per Semester plus $200 Dining points per semester: $2,101 per year (fall and spring semesters). Visit the cafeteria for any meal you choose and deduct one meal from your balance each visit. Have $200 for use in the pub, cafe or cafeteria. Commuters and upper-classmen living in on-campus residences with full kitchen facilities may choose this plan.
You can choose not to purchase a food plan by indicating this choice on your completed housing contract or by visiting Residential Life before the end of add/drop registration and submitting a Food Plan Change.
For all terms a graduate student lives on campus, they will be assessed the Graduate Administrative Fee. Prices listed below are per Graduate Term.
- Standard Single Room: $4,504
- Standard Double Room: $3,850
- Sawmill Efficiency and Quad: $5,304
- Sawmill 2-bedroom: $5,304
- Mountain View: $5,304
- Northwoods: $5,304
- Cheshire Hall Double: $4,145
- Cheshire Hall Single: $5,105
- Lakeview: $5,304 per term
- Granite Double (Non-suite): $4,309 per term
- Granite Suites (Double or Single): $5,304 per term
- Granite Single (Non-suite): $5,105 per term
- Monadnock Super Single: $5,304, per term
Prices listed below are per Graduate Term.
- All Access Food Plan plus $150 dining points: $2,768
- 15 Meals per week plus $100 dining points: $2,704
- 125 Block with $200 dining points: $1,924
- 75 Block with $200 dining points: $1,050
For all terms an undergraduate online student lives on campus, they will be assessed the Undergraduate Online Administrative Fee. Prices listed below are per Undergraduate Online Term.
- Standard Single Room: $2,815
- Standard Double Room: $2,407
- Sawmill Effieniency and Quad: $3,315
- Sawmill 2-bedroom: $3,315
- Mountain View: $3,315
- Northwoods: $3,315
- Cheshire Hall Double: $2,590
- Cheshire Hall Single: $3,191
- Lakeview: $3,315
- Granite Double (Non-Suite): $2,693
- Granite Suites (Double or Single): $3,315
- Granite Single (Non-suite): $3,191
- Monadnock Super Singe: $3,315 per term
Prices listed below are per Undergraduate Online Term.
- All Access Food Plan plus $150 dining pointss: $1,730
- 15 Meals per week plus $100 dining points: $1,690
- 125 Block with $200 dining points: $1,924
- 75 Block with $200 dining points: $1,050
Additional Fees
These fees may apply depending on your situation:
- Part-time/Overload tuition (Rindge): $1,395 per credit
- Senior Citizen tuition: $370 per credit (eligible students are 65 or older and non-matriculated)
- Alumni tuition: $370 per credit (non-matriculated only)
- Audit (Rindge): $370 per credit
- Audit (Alumni): $370 per credit
- Tuition exchange (TE/CIC/NHCUC): $1,395 per term
- Returned check/disputed credit card fee: $210
- ACH/wire returned fee: $210
- Late payment fee (Rindge): $200
- ID replacement fee: $75
- PO key replacement fee: $30
- PO box lock replacement fee: $55
- Collections late fee: $200
- Graduation Fee Undegraduate: $100
- Graduation Fee Graduate Non Cohort: $100
- Diploma Fee: $85
- Music fee: $300
- Study abroad fee: $2,500
UNDERGraduate Online Tuition & Fees
| Regular tuition rate | $400 per credit | $1,200 per 3-credit course |
| Partnership tuition rate | $320 per credit | $960 per 3-credit course |
| BSN Tuition | $400 per credit | $1,200 per 3 credit course |
| BSN Partnership | $320 per credit | $960 per 3 credit course |
| BSN NH / AZ Resident Tuition | $250 per credit | $750 per 3 credit course |
| BSN NH/AZ Partnership | $200 per credit | $600 per 3 credit course |
| Audit | $400 per course | |
| Graduation Fee | $100 | |
| Rindge Undergrad Online Administrative Fee |
$1,152 per term *Fee will be charged any term living on campus or any term enrolled in 9 or more credits |
Graduate Tuition & Fees
The following tuition rates and fees apply to Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Master of Education (M.Ed.), Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.), and Master of Science (MS) programs. Employees of Franklin Pierce partners and employees’ family members are eligible for the partnership tuition rate.
| Regular tuition rate | $665 per credit | $1,995 per 3-credit course |
| Partnership tuition rate | $532 per credit | $1,596 per 3-credit course |
| Audit | $400 per course | |
| Graduation fee | $100 | |
| Graduate Administrative Fee |
$1,535 per term *Fee will be charged any term living on campus |
Master’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling
The following tuition rates and fees apply to students in the Mental Health Counseling program.
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Tuition Per Credit: |
$665/credit |
| Residency Courses Fees | TBD |
Master’s Entry Program in Nursing Tuition & Fees
The following tuition rates and fees apply to students in the Master’s Entry in Nursing program.
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Full-time tuition |
$12,875 per term |
| Part-time or per-credit tuition | $1,288 per credit |
| Audit | $400 per course |
| Comprehensive fee (NH & AZ) | $550 per term |
Master of Physician Assistant Studies Tuition & Fees
The following tuition rates and fees apply to students in the Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) program.
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Full-time tuition (NH & AZ) Full-time tuition (TX) |
$13,245 per term $13,622 per term |
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Part-time or per-credit tuition (NH & AZ) Part-time or per-credit tuition (TX) |
$1,325 per credit $1,362 per credit
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| Audit | $400 per course |
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Comprehensive fee (NH) Comprehensive fee (AZ & TX) |
$229 per term $375 per term |
| Equipment, lab coat, and patches | $1,000 |
| Books (total for program) | $2,000-3,000 |
| Memberships (SAAAPA and NH/VT) | $125 |
| Health insurance (see below) | $800 per year and up |
| ACLS certification | $225 |
| Criminal background check (see below) | $150 and up |
All MPAS students must provide proof of health insurance coverage. Students also are responsible for meeting any health requirements—including requirements determined by clinical sites—not covered by insurance.
Background check costs vary based on the number of times you’ve moved in the preceding seven years.
Doctor of Physical Therapy Tuition & Fees
The following tuition rates and fees apply to students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) program.
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Full-time tuition (NH) 2021 Cohort (Fall 2020 start) Full-time tuition (NH) 2022 Cohort (Fall 2021 start) Full-time tuition (NH) 2023 Cohort (Fall 2022 start) Full-time tuition (NH) 2024 Cohort (Fall 2023 start) Full-time tuition (NH) 2025 Cohort (Fall 2024 start)
Full-time tuition (AZ) 2021 Cohort (Fall 2020 start) Full-time tuition (AZ) 2022 Cohort (Fall 2021 start) Full-time tuition (AZ 2023) Cohort (Fall 2022 start) Full-time tuition (AZ 2024) Cohort (Fall 2023 start) Full-time tuition (AZ 2025) Cohort (Fall 2024 start) |
$12,050 per term $12,350 per term $12,700 per term $13,462 per term $14,270 per term
$12,050 per term $13,207 per term $12,773 per term $13,539 per term $14,352 per term |
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Part-time or per-credit tuition (NH) 2021 Cohort (Fall 2020 start) Part-time or per-credit tuition (NH) 2022 Cohort (Fall 2021 start) Part-time or per-credit tuition (NH) 2023 Cohort (Fall 2022 start) Part-time or per-credit tuition (NH) 2024 Cohort (Fall 2023 start) Part-time or per credit tuition (NH) 2025 Cohort (Fall 2024 start)
Part-time per credit tuition (AZ) 2021 Cohort (Fall 2020 start) Part-time or per-credit tuition (AZ) 2022 Cohort (Fall 2021 start) Part-time or per-credit tuition (AZ) 2023 Cohort (Fall 2022 start) Part-time or per-credit tuition (AZ) 2024 Cohort (Fall 2023 start) Part-time or per-credit tuition (AZ) 2025 Cohort (Fall 2024 start) |
$1,205 per credit $1,235 per credit $1,270 per credit $1,346 per credit $1,427 per credit
$1,205 per credit $1,320 per credit $1,277 per credit $1,354 per credit $1,435 per credit |
| Audit | $400 per course |
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Comprehensive fee (NH) Comprehensive fee (AZ) |
$170 per term $331 per term |
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