It was founded as Franklin Pierce College in 1962, combining a liberal arts foundation with coursework for professional preparation.

The campus consisted of four older buildings known as the Manor, Rindge Hall, The White House, and Ravencroft Theatre.

Also that year, the DiGregorio building was built and housed a post office along with student lounges, a snack bar, and book store.

The school still lacked a full library, though a small limited one was in Monadnock, so in 1967 construction for a library/resource center began and was completed in 1969.

Eventually years later, the television production center, radio station, computer labs, and the cable TV system headend would be located there.

Franklin Pierce held its first graduation in 1967 and became accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) in 1968.

In 2008, the White House was torn down, and a new classroom building called Petrocelli Hall was built in its place.

[2] On August 28, 2015, President Card announced the demolition of the Ravencroft Theatre and Crestview Hall, two buildings which had been closed and vacant since 2003 and 2008 respectively.

The university completed the demolition of the Ravencroft Theatre in October 2015, and Crestview Hall was razed in June 2016.

[3][4] Following his relatively short tenure as president, Andrew Card announced his intent to step down from his post on August 1, 2016.

[7] Franklin Pierce offers undergraduate programs in a variety of arts, sciences, and professional disciplines.

The Emily Flint Campus Center is the main student activities building on campus which houses the Marketplace Cafeteria (main dining hall), Raven's Nest (late-night dining), post office, and a number of other student services.

The Grimshay-Gudewik Activity Center at Northfields or "The Bubble" is the hub of the university's Campus Recreation program.

The Bubble serves as a recreation area for the entire campus population, as well as both a weight room and inclement-weather practice facility for Franklin Pierce's intercollegiate athletic programs.

Franklin Pierce currently houses all on-campus students in a variety of residence halls, from large dormitory-style to apartment-style living.

The remaining 23 teams compete at the NCAA Division II level and, primarily, are members of the Northeast-10 Conference.

Franklin Pierce University has almost 30 clubs and organizations on campus ranging from academics (Criminal Justice, Education, History, etc.)

Any student can easily participate in any facet of the PMG, even if they have no experience in marketing, advertising, production, or journalism.

Franklin Pierce University holds an FCC broadcast license for WFPC-LP, The Talon 105.3 FM.

Ravens Sports Network broadcasts games of the varsity athletic programs live, giving complete coverage of the Division II competition.