Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Overview

Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at PAFA since the student to facuty ratio is 5 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at PAFA.
• In a recent academic period41% of the faculty were full-time.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from PAFA to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts?

Contact details for PAFA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	128 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1510
Phone:	215-972-7600
Website:	www.pafa.org

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How Do I Get Into PAFA?

You can apply to PAFA online at: https://www.pafa.org/admissions/undergraduate/apply

Admission Requirements for PAFA

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into PAFA?

PAFA has the high acceptance rate of 91%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 21% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 90%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Can I Afford Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts?

The overall average net price of PAFA is $41,759. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At PAFA, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $5,750 a year. That adds up to $23,000 over four years for those students.

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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 135 undergraduate students at PAFA, with 126 being full-time and 9 being part-time.

There are also 53 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 126 full-time undergraduates at PAFA, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	71
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 10 countries are represented at PAFA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Iran.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Fine & Studio Arts	5	22	4	26	57
Design & Applied Arts	0	6	0	0	6
Graphic Communications	0	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	5	29	4	26	64

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

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