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Private nonprofit, 4-year

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · www.pafa.org

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Acceptance rate

87.5%

2024

Peer median 61.3%

Tuition per year

$44,600

$63,262 with room and board

Peer median $40,478

Undergraduates

25

Student-faculty ratio 2:1

Peer median 9 : 1

Graduation rate

44.7%

4-year; 6-year rate 50.0%

Peer median 52.9%

“Peers” are all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).

About

Type
Private nonprofit, 4-year
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Website
www.pafa.org
Undergraduates
25
Student-faculty ratio
2 : 1

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Setting
Large city
Nearest major city
In Philadelphia
Nearest international airport
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), about 7 mi
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Also known as
PAFA
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Not applicable
President
Sonia BasSheva Mañjon (Chief Academic Officer)
Phone
2159727600
City
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Address
128 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1510

Rankings & Admission

Acceptance rate (%)

Peer median 61.3% · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.

Acceptance rate by gender, 2024

Men
87.5%
Women
84.9%

In 2020: men 79.4%, women 90.6%.

Test Scores

SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.

How Hard Is It to Get In

about 9 in 10

192 applicants in 2024, 87.5% admitted

168 admitted 24 not admitted Yield 10.7%

Degrees & Majors

Graduates in 2025 (first major)

Bachelor's192 international (10.5%)
Master's90 international (0.0%)
Top 3 Bachelor's majors by graduates
Painting
16
Illustration
2
Printmaking
1

U.S. studentsInternational

Popular graduate programs

  • Fine/Studio Arts, General · Master's9 (0% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard

*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes

Visual and Performing artshas 28 graduates in 2025
MajorGraduate SalaryUnderMaster
Illustration.-
Fine/Studio Arts, General.$14,534-$32,135
Painting.$14,534-$32,135
Printmaking.$14,534-$32,135

Students

41 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 28:72

Undergraduate race and ethnicity (25)

White
13 · 52.0%
Hispanic
3 · 12.0%
Two or more races
3 · 12.0%
Asian
2 · 8.0%
International
2 · 8.0%
Black
2 · 8.0%

International Students

International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.

Undergraduates8.0%

2 in 2025 · 5.6% in 2016

0% 7.5% 15% 2016: 5.6%2017: 5.2%2018: 5.3%2019: 8.5%2020: 9.3%2021: 11.1%2022: 7.4%2023: 9.6%2024: 8.1%2025: 8.0%
2016Peer median 5.0%2025
Graduate students0.0%

0 in 2025 · 7.6% in 2016

0% 17.5% 35% 2016: 7.6%2017: 13.5%2018: 16.3%2019: 12.2%2020: 7.5%2021: 5.7%2022: 5.3%2023: 12.1%2024: 9.5%2025: 0.0%
2016Peer median 29.8%2025

Cost

2025 cost per year

$63,262

Undergraduate tuition
$44,600
Room and board
$18,662
Graduate tuition
$44,600
Tuition and room and board over time

Peer median tuition + room and board $58,844 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.

Tuition rose 30% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 30%.

Finances · fiscal year 2024

Revenue$18.7M

Investment return
$7.0M37.1%
Gifts and private grants
$5.7M30.2%
Tuition and fees
$2.9M15.7%
Sales and services of educational activities
$955K5.1%
Auxiliary enterprises
$711K3.8%
Government grants and contracts
$190K1.0%
Other
$1.3M7.2%

Expenses$18.7M

Academic support
$4.6M24.5%
Institutional support
$4.4M23.5%
Instruction
$3.0M16.1%
Public service
$1.0M5.5%
Student services
$336K1.8%
Auxiliary enterprises
$328K1.8%
Other
$5.0M26.8%

Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)

Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.

All faculty
$40,219peers $68,014
Professor
$39,937peers $81,680
Associate professor
$29,668peers $73,404
Assistant professor
$62,455peers $62,138

Campus Life

Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA

No athlete data available for 2025.

No athlete data available for 2024.

No athlete data available for 2023.

Nearby & Safety

Ranked colleges nearby

Campus safety · incidents per 1,000 students

Peer median 1.3 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.

Incidents, 2023–2025

Robbery
2
Burglary
2
Motor vehicle theft
2
Aggravated assault
1
Arson
1

From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.

Notable Alumni

All 60

Notable alumni of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts include David Lynch (Filmmaker and artist known for surrealist style), Mary Cassatt (Impressionist painter and printmaker) and Thomas Eakins (Realist painter, photographer and art educator).

See all 60 notable alumni of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts →

References and Data Sources

Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.