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?

• PAFA has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 4 to 1.
• Students at PAFA have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at PAFA.
• In <nil>, 41% 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

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	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into PAFA?

The acceptance rate at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is 84%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 14% of accepted students are men and 86% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

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 61% of students took out student loans averaging $5,864 a year. That adds up to $23,456 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at PAFA is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 121 undergraduate students at PAFA, with 119 being full-time and 2 being part-time.

There are also 57 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 119 full-time undergraduates at PAFA, 24% are male and 76% 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	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	74
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

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.

Online Learning at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

In 2020-2021, 113 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at PAFA has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of PAFA

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts was 156.9%. This is the #326 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at PAFA regardless of major.### Online Growth Rankings of PAFA

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts was 156.9%. This is the #326 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at PAFA regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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
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