Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts

Location and Contact Information

128 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1510
USA
Main Tel: (215) 972-7600
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, "PAFA", is the oldest art museum and school in United States. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it was founded in 1805 by a group of artists and businessmen, including Charles Willson Peale and William Rush. The present museum building was opened to the public in 1876. The institute provides a number of undergraduate degree and diploma courses in various fields of fine arts.

Talented students have the opportunity to display their work in institution's museum, a rare honor. This visibility of their work helps them to build a solid foundation for their careers.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in fine arts and photography and commercial art.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, not-for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Schools of art, music, and design.

Features of note:

  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 23,366
Books and supplies$ 1,314

Financial Aid

Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 96% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students
Average
Amount
Any Grant96%$9,204
Institutional Grant92%$7,556
Federal Grant27%$3,448
Pell Grant27%$2,734
Other Federal Grant23%$833
State or Local Grant23%$4,100

Loans% of
Students
Average
Amount
Student Loan62%$7,593
Federal Loan62%$6,248
Other Loan12%$7,176

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Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1American Academy of ArtChicago, IL391
2Montserrat College of ArtBeverly, MA278
3Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster, PA298
4Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignDenver, CO573
5San Francisco Art InstituteSan Francisco, CA601
6Lon Morris CollegeJacksonville, TX340
7Finlandia UniversityHancock, MI521
8Bethel CollegeNorth Newton, KS500
9Burlington CollegeBurlington, VT167
10Brevard CollegeBrevard, NC650

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor464
Master321
Postbaccalaureate certificate171

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  25

Students

Student enrollment was 326 in 2009-2010 (345 full-time equivalent).

About 46% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 75% of enrolled students and graduate students are 25%.

Students under 25 years old represent 58% of the student body. About 12% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men81%
Women90%
All87%

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

FINE ARTS (90 awarded)

  • Fine Arts and Art Studies
  • Painting
  • Sculpture

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (5 awarded)

  • Drawing
  • Printmaking