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The University of the Arts is a private located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The University of the Arts is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at The University of the Arts is in the bottom 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $39,510 10 years after enrolling, 88th in Pennsylvania, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, The University of the Arts bachelor students earn 7% less than the national average. The University of the Arts is ranked 87th in Pennsylvania.
The University of the Arts’s median net annual cost of $39,564 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at The University of the Arts sorted by number of graduates - Dance, Drama, Design & Applied Arts, FIlm, Video & Photography, Arts, Entertainment & Media, Music - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$39,564
Average years to graduate
4.2
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry.
Rank: #1
Economic score: 24.72
Fine & Studio Arts
Rank: #309
Economic score: 241.32
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 4 graduate programs at The University of the Arts - Education (subject specific), Drama, Museum Studies, Fine & Studio Arts - are shown below.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 63% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at The University of the Arts is 4% lower than the state average, and 3% below the average for all special focus four-year: arts, music & design schools in the country.
At The University of the Arts, Pell Grant recipients represent 34% of the measured graduating class, 1% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at The University of the Arts graduates within 4.4 years.
The University of the Arts is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
The University of the Arts’s economic mobility score of 1.96 is calculated by adjusting the 14.8 economic score of lower-income students by the 34% pell grant recipients within the student body. The University of the Arts’s EMS of 1.96 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at The University of the Arts pays $39,564 a year, $28,580 less than the $68,144 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $39,564
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At The University of the Arts, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $39,564 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 94% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $11,210. This is 40% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,851
Pell grants
$5,122
State grants
$4,420
Institutional grants
$24,236
The University of the Arts's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 85% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,293 applicants, of which 1,101 were admitted and 269 enrolled. The University of the Arts has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
The University of the Arts does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
64%
59%
First time
78%
59%
In-state
37%
68%
1st generation
21%
35%
White
50%
52%
Black
22%
14%
Hispanic
14%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
11%
12%