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Pfeiffer University

Misenheimer, North Carolina 28109-0960

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Data last updated: August 29, 2026

95%Admit rate
$21,953Avg net price
43%Grad in 4 yrs
654Undergrads

Known for business — close-knit campus

Pfeiffer University is a private institution in Misenheimer with particular strength in business and health sciences.

A small campus of 654 undergraduates with a 14:1 student-faculty ratio. The rural location provides a peaceful, focused academic environment.

43% of students graduate within four years, and graduates earn a median of $51,562 a decade after enrollment. Net price after aid averages $21,953.

Established
1885
Mascot
Pfeiffer Falcons (Freddie Falcon)
Type
Private university
Division
Division II
95%
Acceptance
—
SAT Avg
654
Undergrads
14:1
Student : Faculty
43%
Grad Rate (4yr)
$51,562
Earnings 10yr
$21,953
Avg Net Price

More About This School

History & Fun Facts

  • •University archivist Jonathan Hutchinson said in 2013, "Our accepted founding date is 1885," referring to the date Prudden's first school began, "but Emily probably started the school in about 1898.
  • •A fire destroyed the school in 1907 and it moved to the nearby town of Lenoir, North Carolina.
  • •As that location proved inadequate, the school again relocated in 1910, this time to its current location in Misenheimer.
  • •The Mitchell School began awarding high school diplomas in 1913.

Source: Wikipedia

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