Thomas Jefferson University vs University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair PA:PA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-SPLIT · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Thomas Jefferson University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Thomas Jefferson University: enrollment grew +458.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +412 students/yr fitted, r² 0.78.
  • University of Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 10,507–10,774 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Thomas Jefferson University vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 81.0% at Thomas Jefferson University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Thomas Jefferson University leads on in-state tuition ($47,505 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Thomas Jefferson University leads on out-of-state tuition ($47,505 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Thomas Jefferson University and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 81.0% at Thomas Jefferson University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Thomas Jefferson University and University of Pennsylvania?
Thomas Jefferson University leads on in-state tuition at $47,505 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Thomas Jefferson University and University of Pennsylvania?
Thomas Jefferson University leads on out-of-state tuition at $47,505 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025