Applying to PAFA

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts's acceptance rate is 88.02% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 192 students applied and 169 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into PAFA.

To apply to PAFA, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit and recommendations is not required but considered.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is 88.02% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 11.24%. 48 men and 119 women applied to PAFA and 42 men and 101 women students were accepted.

Among them, 5 men and 11 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at PAFA.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at PAFA
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	192	48	119	0	0
Admitted	169	42	101	0	0
Enrolled	19	5	11	0	0
Acceptance Rate	88.02%	87.50%	84.87%	-	-
Yield	11.24%	11.90%	10.89%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Formal Demonstration of Competencies, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at PAFA. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

PAFA Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Not Considered
Recommendations	Considered, if submitted
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Required
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $60 for undergraduate schools and $60 for graduate schools of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. The next table provides general admission information for applying to PAFA.

Admission Information for Applying to PAFA
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$60
Graduate Application Fees	$60
Admission Information	https://www.pafa.org/admissions
Online Application	https://www.pafa.org/admissions/undergraduate/apply
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Not Offered
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	2-Years Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master

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