Peter Culpepper graduated from the College of William and Mary, which was founded in 1693 making it one of the oldest higher education institutions in the United States. Located in Williamsburg, Virginia on a 1,200 acre campus, it was originally chartered as a college but attained university status in 1779 when it began offering graduate programs. Today it is a public research university that is highly ranked, with strong undergraduate and graduate programs as well as international partnerships.