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Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, William Peace University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is William Peace University?

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	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into WPU?

With an acceptance rate of 63%, WPU does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% 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 518 and 583. Math scores were between 515 and 568.

WPU received ACT scores from 11% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 26. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 27.

Can I Afford William Peace University?

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.

William Peace University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 742 undergraduate students at WPU, with 628 being full-time and 114 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

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

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

In 2022-2023, 241 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.

William Peace University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Special Education	5	5
Elementary Education	3	3
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	1	1
TOTAL	9	9

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Abbylabar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.