Franklin Pierce University is a four-year liberal-arts university in rural Rindge, New Hampshire, founded in 1962 and named after Franklin Pierce, the New Hampshire-born 14th President of the United States. The university has an enrollment of 1,608 blank">http://www.franklinpierce.edu/pages/ataglance/ students, and is located a few miles from _Mount Monadnock, overlooking Pearly Pond. The area was bought in 1854 by sea Captain Asa Brewer. Rindge tradition has it that the estate was a stop in the Underground Railroad. In the past the land has also been owned by a wealthy horse enthusiast, the Boy Scouts of America, and silent movie actress Alma Monaco. The campus today is composed of about 1,200 acres.
The College at Rindge houses three institutes:
The university also operates Graduate & Professional Studies centers in _Concord, Keene, Lebanon, Manchester, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Many courses are offered online.
The current president of Franklin Pierce University is Dr. George Hagerty.
