Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$60
Undergraduate$60
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in PAFA School during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, PAFA School received a total of 122 applications. These applications included 18 male applicants and 104 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 122 applicants, PAFA School admitted 102 students. Among the admitted students, there were 14 males and 88 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 10 students chose to enroll at PAFA School. This means that 10 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 2 were male and 8 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, PAFA School had an overall acceptance rate of 84% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 78% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 85%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. PAFA School had an overall yield rate of 10% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 14%, and for female admitted students, it was 9%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for PAFA School over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, PAFA School operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Not Accepted
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