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University of the Sciences is a private national university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. University of the Sciences is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at University of the Sciences is in the top 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $98,779 10 years after enrolling, 3rd in Pennsylvania, and in the top 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, University of the Sciences bachelor students earn 5% more than the national average. University of the Sciences is ranked 5th in Pennsylvania.
University of the Sciences’s median net annual cost of $31,138 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 3 programs at University of the Sciences sorted by number of graduates - Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biology, Pharmacology and Toxicology. - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$31,138
Average years to graduate
4.2
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
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 1 graduate programs at University of the Sciences - Pharmaceutical Sciences - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 76% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at University of the Sciences is 9% higher than the state average, and 8% above the average for all national universities in the country.
At University of the Sciences, Pell Grant recipients represent 27% of the measured graduating class, 8% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at University of the Sciences graduates within 4.2 years.
University of the Sciences 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.
University of the Sciences’s economic mobility score of 25.08 is calculated by adjusting the 0.9 economic score of lower-income students by the 27% pell grant recipients within the student body. University of the Sciences’s EMS of 25.08 ranks in the top 25% 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).
Top 25%
The average Title IV recipient at University of the Sciences pays $31,138 a year, $18,306 less than the $49,444 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 $31,138
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At University of the Sciences, 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 $31,138 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 64% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $10,099. This is 10% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,223
Pell grants
$5,022
State grants
$5,505
Institutional grants
$11,242
University of the Sciences's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 61% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,643 applicants, of which 2,234 were admitted and 315 enrolled. University of the Sciences has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
62%
59%
First time
94%
59%
In-state
60%
68%
1st generation
24%
35%
White
44%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
4%
15%
Asian
34%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
11%
12%