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Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

Reported area around or near Philadelphia, PA 19144-5497

Surrounding communityLarge city (inside urban area, pop. over 250,000)
Total Population46,794 (46,794 urban / N/A rural)
Households19,597 (2.3 people per house)
Families10,128 (3.2 people per family)
Pop. — African American38,691
Pop. — Asian716
Pop. — Pacific Islander56
Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native482
Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)7,271
Pop. — Other761
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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs)

UndergraduateProfessions focus, some graduate coexistence
GraduatePostbaccalaureate with arts & sciences (business dominant)
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, selective, lower transfer-in
EnrollmentHigh undergraduate
Size & SettingSmall four-year, highly residential

General Characteristics

Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable TuitionNo

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance LearningYes
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force NoNo / No / No
Study AbroadYes
Weekend CollegeYes
Teacher CertificationNo

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Philadelphia University?

Ranks 272nd for total cost of attendance

  In District In State Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition $25,386 $25,386 $25,386
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $70 $70 $70
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $820 $820 $820
FT Graduate Tuition $13,428 $13,428 $13,428
FT Graduate Required Fees N/A N/A N/A
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $746 $746 $746
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $38,706 $38,706 $38,706
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $37,568 $37,568 $37,568
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $30,280 $30,280 $30,280

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $22,240 trend  $25,556 $22,240 trend  $25,556 $22,240 trend  $25,556
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies $1,300 trend  $1,600
On-Campus – Room & Board $7,936 trend  $8,570
On-Campus – Other Expenses $2,516 trend  $2,980
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $6,422 trend  $7,288
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $2,990 trend  $3,124
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $2,990 trend  $3,124

Admission Details

Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$35
Graduate Application Fee$35
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 4,015 (1,255 male / 2,760 female)
Admitted 2,574 (795 male / 1,779 female)
Admission rate 64%
First-time Enrollment 744 (235 male / 509 female)
FT Enrollment 741 (233 male / 508 female)
PT Enrollment 3 (2 male / 1 female)
Total Enrollment3,256

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Philadelphia University use for admissions?

Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
Open AdmissionsNo
Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / Recommended / Required
College Prep. CompletionRecommended
RecommendationsRecommended
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scoresRequired
TOEFLRequired
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Philadelphia University accept?

Dual CreditYes
Life ExperienceYes
Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Basketball Conference Central Atlantic Collegiate Conf
NCAA Baseball Conference Central Atlantic Collegiate Conf
NCAA Track & Field Conference Central Atlantic Collegiate Conf

ACT Test Admission

Ranks 642nd for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting ACT results 7%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) /
Math scores (25/75 %ile) /
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 21 / 25

SAT Test Admission

Ranks 649th for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting SAT results 91%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 480 / 570
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 490 / 590
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 970 / 1160

Student Services

Remedial ServicesYes
Academic / Career CounselingYes
PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
Career PlacementYes
On-Campus Day CareNo
Library FacilityYes

Student Living

First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
Dorm Capacity1,300
Meals per Week21
Room Fee$4,258
Board Fee$4,312

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

Philadelphia University Ranks 1360th for the average student loan amount.

  Average Users % of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid $3,385 115 pie   17%
State & Local Grant Aid $3,357 155 pie   23%
Institutional Grant Aid $8,393 676 pie   99%
Student Loan Aid $5,469 589 pie   86%
Any financial aid type   677 pie   99%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at Philadelphia University?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
5959118
Black Non-Hispanic
83228311
Hispanic
316697
Asian / Pacific Islander
3686122
American Indian / Alaskan Native
N/A55
White Non-Hispanic
7051,6082,313
Race Unknown
78212290
Total 992 2,264 3,256

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at Philadelphia University?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
10515
Black Non-Hispanic
173956
Hispanic
12223
Asian / Pacific Islander
51318
American Indian / Alaskan Native
N/AN/AN/A
White Non-Hispanic
177331508
Race Unknown
N/AN/AN/A
Total 210 410 620

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at Philadelphia University.

  Men Women Total
43 54 97
1 74 75
1 57 58
7 50 57
26 26 52

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

  Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
Accounting 3 1 10 14
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations 2 4 1 19 1 27
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) 1 1 50 52
Architecture and Related Services, Other 1 1 1 13 16
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 6 1 10 17
Biopsychology 1 1
Business Administration and Management, General 8 12 4 4 64 5 97
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other 3 1 1 1 2 8
Chemistry, General 2 2
Computer and Information Sciences, General 1 4 5
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 1 2 3 6 1 13
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce 1 2 3
Educational/Instructional Media Design 2 1 25 2 30
Fashion Merchandising 1 6 1 1 65 1 75
Fashion/Apparel Design 1 3 3 6 45 58
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts 4 1 21 26
Finance, General 1 2 1 12 1 17
Graphic Design 2 4 31 37
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 5 5
Health/Health Care Administration/Management 13 5 18
Health/Medical Psychology 3 1 4
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General 1 4 5
Industrial Design 2 24 26
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Other 1 1
Information Science/Studies 4 1 5 10
Interior Architecture 33 1 34
International Business/Trade/Commerce 1 1 2
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 2 4 1 1 25 33
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 27 2 29
Occupational Therapy/Therapist 1 1 10 12
Organizational Communication, General 1 1
Physician Assistant 1 4 1 50 1 57
Psychology, General 1 8 1 10
Taxation 1 2 1 13 4 21
Textile Sciences and Engineering 5 2 7
Total 32 78 18 27 1 597 20 773

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Philadelphia University Ranks 771st for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system Yes
Average FT Salary $64,476 ($66,515 male / $61,272 female)
Number of FT Faculty 108 (66 male / 42 female)
Number of PT Faculty N/A
FT Faculty Ratio N/A
Total Benefits $2,205,274
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Philadelphia University Summary

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Philadelphia University, founded in 1884, is a private university located in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As an institution, Philadelphia University is comprised of the School of Architecture,School of Business Administration,School of Science and Health, School of Engineering and Textiles,the School of Liberal Arts,and the School of Design and Media. Founded in 1884 to raise the art and technology of the American textile industry to international standards of quality, Philadelphia University has since greatly expanded its undergraduate and graduate programs. To address this problem, the group established the Philadelphia Textile School in 1884 and began a formal educational program for America’s textile workers and managers. And, several years later, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the School of Industrial Art invited the Philadelphia Textile School to sign an affiliation. In 1941, the school was granted the right to award baccalaureate degrees and to reflect this progress the institution changed its name to the Philadelphia Textile Institute. In 1961, the school changed its name to Philadelphia College of Textiles & And, in a historic move, the Board of Trustees voted to change the College’s name to Philadelphia University, the first private university to be named exclusively after the City of Philadelphia. Today, Philadelphia University attracts students from 38 states and 30 countries, offering graduate and undergraduate degrees in more than 50 areas of study. Over the last few decades, the institution created five schools in addition to its world-class School of Engineering and Textiles, including the Schools of Architecture, Business Administration, Liberal Arts, Science & Philadelphia University is known for its men’s basketball program, particularly coach Herb Magee, who is in his 40th season of coaching and holds the record for the most wins in NCAA Division II. Philadelphia University is often referred to by many of the faculty, staff, students, and alumni as “Textiles”. Current happenings, events and student sentiment from “The TEXT” the student run newspaper of Philadelphia University.

Philadelphia University Academics

There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Furthermore, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Personal Counseling and Placement Service can help. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. An instance of this, the university has a Distance Learning, Double Major, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships and Study Abroad. Philadelphia University is unique in its study options.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Philadelphia University.

Psychology:
Psychology – General
Popular majors:
seventy-five percent business per marketing, twenty-five percent computer and information sciences, forty-two percent business per marketing, twenty percent architecture, twenty percent visual and performing arts
School of Visual and Performing Arts:
Fashion Design, Fiber/Textile/Weaving Arts, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design
Health and Clinical Sciences:
Health System Administration, Midwifery, Premedicine
Business, Management, & Marketing:
Accounting, Apparel/Accessories Marketing, Business Administration/Management, Fashion Merchandising, Finance/Banking, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management
Multiple or Interdisciplinary:
Biopsychology
Communications & Journalism:
Digital Communications/Multimedia
Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
Biochemistry, Biology, Environmental Biology
Physical Sciences:
Chemistry

Additionally, for international students, the application fee is 35.

Philadelphia University Admissions

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This school did not report their application fee. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 64%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For example, there were five hundred and twenty-four total number of transfer students who applied and two hundred and twenty-seven total number of transfer students who were admitted.

The regular application due date was not reported. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of July and It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of April.

Philadelphia University Financial Aid

If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Athletics and Leadership. Financial aid distribution is at fifty-four percent scholarships per grants and forty-six percent loans per jobs. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics and Leadership.

Philadelphia University Students

The school’s size is approximately two thousand, seven hundred and seven degree-seeking undergrads, six hundred and eighty-seven first-time degree-seeking freshmen and four hundred and eighty-six graduate enrollment. Additionally, it is part of an Suburban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Residential campus. The university is a Private, University, Four-year, Coed, where 64 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Besides, the student body consists of fifty-two percent in-state students, forty-eight percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, sixty-six percent women, thirty-four percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, three percent asian per pacific islander, eight percent black per non-hispanic, three percent hispanic, seventy-four percent white per non-hispanic, two percent non-resident alien, ten percent race per ethnicity unreported, twelve percent in top 10th of graduating class, thirty-eight percent in top quarter of graduating class, eighty percent in top half of graduating class, twenty-seven percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, twenty-two percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, eleven percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, eighteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-one percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. Philadelphia University offers Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees.

Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, eighty percent of first-year students live in college housing, fifty percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Single Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-MAY deadline for housing deposit and two hundred and fifty dollars amount of housing deposit. This school features the Suburban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Residential campus. Additionally, the university has many unique facilites such as computer-aided design laboratories in architecture, graphic design and fashion design; CAD facilities, university design center, rapid prototyping. In brief, the school is located 9 miles from downtown.

Philadelphia University Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

  • Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
  • Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
  • Men’s Intramural Football
  • Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Golf
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
  • Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
  • Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
The Rams are a member of NCAA.

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