10-yr median earnings
$29,881
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a private nonprofit institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Former students earn a median of $29,881 ten years after enrollment at an average net price of $42,454/yr — as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $29,881
- 10-yr median earnings
- $42,454
- Avg net price / yr
- 62.9%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 19th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 62.9%
- 150%-time completion
- +23%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a private nonprofit institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania enrolling 23 undergraduates, using College Scorecard institution data retrieved in July 2026.. Federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $29,881 ten years after entry. Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort is $42,454. This profile combines source fields with separately labeled PlainCollege comparisons and derived metrics.
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (city: large), with a reported undergraduate enrollment of 23 students. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile's peer group and cost cohort are determined; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is categorized as "Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools" under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.
Admissions and cost fields are IPEDS-derived values published through the Scorecard and retain their source reporting periods. Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; the income-band fields provide more context but still do not replace an institution's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-derived records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year; the entry cohort includes completers and noncompleters. IPEDS completion and retention rates use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so their denominator is not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not as a causal verdict or an individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
29/100
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$29,881
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$42,454
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C
62.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$22,309
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C-
58.3%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$42,454
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
62.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 62.9%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$29,881 Top 81% higher than 19% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
Quick Facts
23
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
62.9%
150%-time completion
$29,881
10-yr median earnings
0.0%
First-year retention
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $44,600 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $44,600 |
| Average Net Price | $42,454 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $39,928 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $42,301 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $42,893 |
| Over $110,000 | $46,702 |
35.4%
Pell Grant Rate
64.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$22,309
Median Debt
$237/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $26,284 to $56,164 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +57.0%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$26,284
Highest year
$56,164
Most recent (2023)
$45,022
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $28,6792023 · $45,022
Over the same years, enrollment went -50.0% (198 → 99 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
64.7%
Female
Outcomes
62.9%
150%-Time Completion
0.0%
Retention Rate
$24,229
Median Earnings (6yr)
$29,881
Median Earnings (10yr)
26.0%
Earning Over $25K
58.3%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts | Master's | 30 | $41,621 | $74,886 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Certificate | 4 | $31,707 | - |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's | 23 | $31,131 | $25,625 |
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Similar Enrollment and Sector
Other Private Nonprofit institutions closest in reported enrollment, preferring the same Carnegie classification.
Similar Reported Net Price
Other Private Nonprofit institutions with the nearest reported average net price.
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster
Lancaster, PA
$42,478 net price · $24 apart
Laguna College of Art and Design
Laguna Beach, CA
$42,505 net price · $51 apart
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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$42,513 net price · $59 apart
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, CA
$42,607 net price · $153 apart
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts? ▼
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a private nonprofit institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Undergraduate enrollment is 23 students.
How much do Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $29,881 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $24,229.
How much does Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts cost? ▼
The average net price at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is $42,454. In-state tuition is $44,600 and out-of-state tuition is $44,600. Median student debt at graduation is $22,309.
What is the graduation rate at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts? ▼
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts has a 62.9% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program).
Is Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is $22,309, while former students earn a median of $29,881 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 75% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 58.3% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $237.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
What this means for Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts's reported 10-year former-student earnings land in the 19th percentile among reporting colleges.
- The average net price after aid is $42,454 - compare it against schools with similar outcomes but a lower cost.Find similar schools that cost less
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Nonprofit Scorecard medians describe federal-aid recipients who were working and not enrolled — they are not sticker-price ROI and not advice.
Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private-nonprofit profiles compile Scorecard net-price and earnings cohorts with IPEDS structure fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.