Thomas Jefferson University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Thomas Jefferson University

Thomas Jefferson University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 3,755 students of which 4,117 are undergraduates. 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. Thomas Jefferson University is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 81.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,243 and an ACT midpoint of 28. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,928, with published in-state tuition of $47,505 and a Pell grant recipient share of 37.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $14,744, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 68.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 82.5%. Graduates earn a median of $77,449 ten years after enrolling, compared with $64,335 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 76000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 91.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.