William Peace University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
William Peace University is a private baccalaureate college in Raleigh, NC (city setting), with 730 undergraduates (52% women), affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). It admitted 97% of 1,286 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1140–1280 on the SAT and 22–27 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $49,834 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $24,503 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 44% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, visual & performing arts, kinesiology, parks & recreation. The campus reported 0.92 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where William Peace University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 44%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $33,150
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research William Peace University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
William Peace University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | USA South Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 3 | $86k | $4,107 | — | |
| Baseball | USA South Athletic Conference | 54 | — | 1 | $191k | $3,528 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | USA South Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $160k | $7,996 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | USA South Athletic Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $154k | $11,031 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | USA South Athletic Conference | 1 | — | 1 | $24k | $23,663 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | USA South Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Golf | USA South Athletic Conference | 6 | — | 1 | $51k | $8,569 | — | |
| Women's Golf | USA South Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | USA South Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $150k | $7,903 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | USA South Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $63k | $3,963 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | USA South Athletic Conference | 35 | — | 1 | $157k | $4,474 | — | |
| Softball | USA South Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $128k | $5,582 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Independent | 8 | — | 1 | $73k | $9,074 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Independent | 8 | — | 1 | $73k | $9,181 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | USA South Athletic Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $18k | $2,574 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Continental Volleyball Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | USA South Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $100k | $4,779 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.