After Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: graduation, pay and debt
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Private · 23 undergrads
68% of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts students finish within six years, the typical student earns $35,802 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $25,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$35.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
68%
finish within six years.
54%
finish in four years.
$25.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
55%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
54%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
68%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
65%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
37
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
24%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$28,728
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$35,802
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
26%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$25,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$19,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$20,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$16,375
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
55%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
67%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
63%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2023 (checked May 7, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers