Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit · https://www.pafa.org/ ↗

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a private nonprofit college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, located in a large city. It enrolls 23 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards bachelor's degrees. It also offers graduate degrees. By number of bachelor's degrees awarded, its largest programs are Fine and Studio Arts, Design and Applied Arts, and Graphic Communications.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Compare with similar schools: Private nonprofit colleges in Pennsylvania

Compare its largest majors across colleges: Fine and Studio Arts · Design and Applied Arts · Graphic Communications

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
23
Similar schools: 1,107
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
33.3%
Similar schools: 57.7%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$35,802
Similar schools: $59,098
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$25,500
Similar schools: $23,250
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
0.0%
Similar schools: 77.1%

What the data shows about Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,197 private nonprofit schools that mostly award bachelor's degrees in the College Scorecard. 0.0% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 77.1%). 33.3% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, lower than the 57.7% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $35,802, lower than the $59,098 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $25,500 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $23,250).