Peace University is a private college in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, it offers undergraduate degrees in more than 30 majors and its School of Professional Studies (SPS) offers accelerated bachelor's degrees that are online or hybrid for working adults. The institution adopted its current name in 2012, concurrent with its decision to begin admitting men to its day program; it was previously a women's college known as "Peace Institute", "Peace Junior College", and "Peace College".
== History ==
The institution that eventually became William Peace University was founded in 1857 as "Peace Institute" by a group of men within the Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina. The leading donation of $10,000 (equivalent to $337,500 in 2024) came from William Peace, a prominent local merchant and a founding member of the First Presbyterian Church of Raleigh.
Peace is believed to have been in the first class of the University of North Carolina, and was a longtime proponent …
