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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
$45,0221,953rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$44,6001,749th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$44,6001,737th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$64,0351,762nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,309932nd lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$29,8811,889th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$24,2291,877th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
67.6%514th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
83.3%515th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
87.5%1,159th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
991,996th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
5.0:160th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
32.5%1,078th highest of 2,140 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——

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