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Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,901 students.

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine offers certificates, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 18 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Osteopathic Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, and Physician Assistant. It awarded 940 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

Key figures

2,901
Students enrolled
940
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
18
Programs and majors

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 18

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

Health Professions 7
Psychology 7
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Business, Management and Marketing 2

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Master's degrees
342
Professional doctorates
578
Postbaccalaureate certificates
20

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,901
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,901
Full-time, fall 2024
97%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,653
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,653
Full-time, 2024-25
94%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
65%
Men
35%
White
48%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
18%
Asian
22%
Two or more races
8%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
2%
Students taking some online courses
7%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Trimester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jay S. Felstein, D.O.
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Student veteran organization

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