Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Philadelphia, PA · Northeast

Known forIntimate campusVery small student-faculty ratio

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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 23 undergrads, where 35% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

undergrads · larger than 1% of colleges

Diversity index

0.64

Pell Grant

35%

about the median

Large city

Undergrads −86% since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Painting (84% of graduates). 2 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 99% of colleges. 88% of faculty are full-time. Spends $21,577 a year on instruction per student.

2 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 99% of colleges

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $46,653 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $22.4K more than the national median. The 100% who received grants paid $33,323 on average; the other 0% paid the full sticker price of $71,438.

35%

$46.7K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $22.4K above the national median

Full price: $71,438 a year; tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid: Published data end at $110K; use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Merit aid: 22% · avg $29K; of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)

Aid generosity

Moderate

grants cover 35% of full price

Federal loans

65%

of undergrads · national median 45%

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the college's own

Cost rising · +6% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $29,881 ten years after enrolling, more than at 2% of colleges; 58% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 6.2 years of that salary.

58%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$29.9K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$22.3K

≈ $237/month for 10 years

Retention

come back for year two

Graduation rate 56% → 58% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price rose 15% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid rose 6%, because grants grew faster.

Cost
Rising
+6% after inflation
Applications
53 → 0
Diversity
Reported

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources for this profile

1
IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12
2
College Scorecard
U.S. Department of Education · most recent release; Entered fall 2023; Fall 2024; 2023–24; Fall 2023 · retrieved 2026-10-12
3
IPEDS Admissions survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
4
IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12
5
IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12
6
IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
7
IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2024–25 graduates · retrieved 2026-10-12
8
College Scorecard Field of Study data
U.S. Department of Education · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12
9
IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12
11
Common Data Set
Each college (voluntary, standardized template) · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12
12
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Entered fall 2018 · retrieved 2026-10-12
13
IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
14
IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
15
IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
16
IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
17
IPEDS Outcome Measures survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Students entering fall 2016 · retrieved 2026-10-12
18
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (2026)
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts · 2026 · retrieved 2026-10-04

IPEDS unit ID 214971 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything