Private nonprofit · Academy
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Large city
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- Admit rate
- $42,454
- Avg net price
- 58%
- Graduation rate
- $29,881
- Median earnings
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (large city setting), enrolling 23 undergraduates.
About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the United States. Before the arrival of Europeans in the early 17th century, the Lenape, an Indian tribe also known as the Delaware Indians, lived in the village of Shackamaxon in present-day Philadelphia and the surrounding area. Philadelphia is home to many national historical sites that relate to the founding of the United States. Independence National Historical Park is the center of these historical landmarks and one of the country's 22 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- Philadelphia, PA
- To the ocean
- 2 miles
- Nearest airport
- 7 miles to Philadelphia (PHL) · major hub
How Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts compares
Higher than 56% · #64 of 116 in Pennsylvania
Higher than 1%
Higher than 3% · #116 of 116 in Pennsylvania
Cheaper than 3% · #110 cheapest of 112 in Pennsylvania
Lower than 57%
Lower than 99%
Larger than 2%
Percentiles compare Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Pennsylvania.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate2359%
- Graduate1641%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women1565%
- Men835%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White57%
- Black4.3%
- Hispanic13%
- Asian4.3%
- Other or multiracial22%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 23
- Graduate enrollment
- 16
- Student–faculty ratio
- 2 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
- First-generation students
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- Students over 25
- 16%
- Median family income
- $46,414
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $40,221
- Endowment
- $44,902,219
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Admissions
- Admission rate
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- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
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- SAT average
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- SAT reading
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- SAT math
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- ACT composite
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Cost
- In-state tuition
- $44,600
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,768
- Total cost of attendance
- $66,106
- Average net price
- $42,454
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated (within 6 years)
- 58%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 45%
- First-year retention
- 0%
- Transferred to another college
- 42%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $24,229
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $29,881
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,309
- Students with federal loans
- 65%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 49%
About 12% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 27
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 100%+
- Housing charge (year)
- $14,700
- Application fee
- $60
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Four-year (or more) true cost
Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.
$42,893/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $29,881
- Typical debt at graduation
- $22,309
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 75%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 29%
Typical debt would take roughly 7.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 89°F
- Winter low
- 28°F
- Annual rain
- 50.7″
- Annual snow
- 16.1″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Phila Franklin Inst, PA US station (0.5 mi from campus).
What Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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- SAT
- —
- GPA
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.










