PAFA vs Thiel College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
PAFA has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,600) than Thiel College ($36,864).
It is harder to admit to Thiel College than PAFA.
Thiel College has more students with 907 students while PAFA has 172 students.
PAFA has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while Thiel College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Thiel College has more full-time faculties with 58 faculties while PAFA has 19 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Thiel College.

PAFA	vs.	Thiel College
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Location	Greenville, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$44,600	2024 Tuition & Fees	$36,864
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$25,119	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,124

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	70.60 %
10.71 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.12 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
50 %	Graduation Rate	43 %
36 %	Transfer-out Rate	33 %
80 %	Retention Rate	71 %
172	Student Population	907
19	Number of Faculties	58
5 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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