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PAF

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 41, made up of 25 undergraduates and 16 graduate students.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 7 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Painting, Fine/Studio Arts, and Illustration. It awarded 29 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

0% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 2 to 1.

Mission

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) promotes the transformative power of art and art making.

Mission statement as reported by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Key figures

41
Students enrolled
0%
First-year retention
29
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
7
Programs and majors
2:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 7

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Visual and Performing Arts 6
Communications Technologies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
2:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
19
Master's degrees
9
Postbaccalaureate certificates
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
41
Undergraduates, fall 2024
25
Graduate students, fall 2024
16
Full-time, fall 2024
73%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
48
Undergraduates, 2024-25
25
Graduate students, 2024-25
23
Full-time, 2024-25
67%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
67%
Men
33%
White
56%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
19%
Asian
8%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
4%
Students taking some online courses
73%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
Chief Academic Officer
Sonia BasSheva Mañjon
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit

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