University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA · Private · Large city · UArts
Private institution in Philadelphia, PA · 1,064 undergraduates · 78% acceptance rate · $38,252 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 7%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 22%Graduation rate (4-year)
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
- $44,1541,951st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $54,2901,877th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $54,2901,875th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $70,8341,839th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $38,2521,691st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $27,0111,826th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 69.2%456th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 80.7%633rd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 78.2%855th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,0641,332nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 7.0:1146th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 33.4%1,024th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 6 mi (PHL)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 9 of 9 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and ArtisanryVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $26,585 | $21,964 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $23,054 | $22,329 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $22,290 | $20,140 |
| DanceVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $21,599 | $21,613 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $19,683 | $21,052 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $19,683 | $18,771 |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $18,619 | $19,358 |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $16,416 | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websiteuarts.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 215105)
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