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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Philadelphia, PA · Private · Large city · PAFA

Private institution in Philadelphia, PA · 99 undergraduates · 88% acceptance rate · $29,881 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$45,0221,937th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$44,6001,732nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$44,6001,720th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$64,0351,747th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,309925th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$29,8811,876th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$24,2291,864th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
67.6%511th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
83.3%512th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
87.5%1,148th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
991,982nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
5.0:159th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
32.5%1,065th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 7 mi (PHL)

List appearances

This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 2 of 2 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$27,048$19,749
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts’s 99 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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