Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Large

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid is $25,555. 71% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $78,311 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $15,000.

Average net price
$25,555
per year Verified data
Completion rate
71%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$78,311
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$15,000
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$49,450
Out-of-state tuition and fees$49,450
Average cost of attendance$62,828
Books and supplies$2,500
Room and board, on campus$16,387
Average net price, all aided students$25,555
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$20,022
Average net price, family income over $110,000$32,087

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
81%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1160 to 1330
ACT composite range, middle 50%
25 to 30
Undergraduate enrollment
3,755
Graduate enrollment
4,466
Students receiving Pell grants
41%
Student to faculty ratio
12 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time71%
Completion within normal time58%
First-year retention (full-time)82%
Median federal debt, graduates$15,000
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$170
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$41,014
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry83%
1 year after completion$89,360
4 years after completion$87,195
6 years after entry$66,038
8 years after entry$71,812
10 years after entry$78,311
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $78,311; the middle half earned $52,771 to $107,270. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Thomas Jefferson University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

137 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (5)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CIP 51.08 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
CIP 26.99 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (4)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
16$49,665Suppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (43)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · Some credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
61$91,985$25,750
Architectural Sciences and Technology
CIP 04.09 · No credentials fully online
70Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Architecture
CIP 04.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biopsychology
CIP 30.10 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biotechnology
CIP 26.12 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection
CIP 46.04 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · All credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · Some credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
CIP 15.10 · Some credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
35$47,331$26,077
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · Some credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online
160$43,383$21,375
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · Some credentials fully online
26$60,281Suppressed for privacy
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CIP 51.11 · No credentials fully online
52Suppressed for privacy$22,250
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · Some credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · Some credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Interior Architecture
CIP 04.05 · No credentials fully online
0$50,966Suppressed for privacy
International Business
CIP 52.11 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Landscape Architecture
CIP 04.06 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Non-Professional Legal Studies
CIP 22.00 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
342$98,195$27,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
CIP 52.19 · No credentials fully online
31$46,100$24,250
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
12Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Sustainability Studies
CIP 30.33 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Textile Sciences and Engineering
CIP 14.28 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Post-baccalaureate certificate (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
CIP 26.99
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (47)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · Some credentials fully online
145$128,920Suppressed for privacy
Architectural Sciences and Technology
CIP 04.09 · Some credentials fully online
44Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Architecture
CIP 04.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
CIP 26.99 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
6$61,264Suppressed for privacy
Biotechnology
CIP 26.12 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
74$90,203Suppressed for privacy
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
CIP 26.04 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemical Engineering
CIP 14.07 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
43$47,967Suppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
22Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
CIP 15.10 · No credentials fully online
23Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Genetics
CIP 26.08 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
5$76,922Suppressed for privacy
Historic Preservation and Conservation
CIP 30.12
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · All credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Interior Architecture
CIP 04.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
25Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
CIP 26.05 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
CIP 26.15 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Nutrition Sciences
CIP 30.19 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Pharmacology and Toxicology
CIP 26.10 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
CIP 51.20 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
CIP 26.09 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · Some credentials fully online
98Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · All credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online
25Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Real Estate Development
CIP 04.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
251$114,888Suppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
67$72,660Suppressed for privacy
Research and Experimental Psychology
CIP 42.27 · All credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Security Science and Technology
CIP 43.04 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
CIP 52.19 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sustainability Studies
CIP 30.33 · Some credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Taxation
CIP 52.16 · Some credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Textile Sciences and Engineering
CIP 14.28 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (19)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
28Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
CIP 51.33 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Architectural Sciences and Technology
CIP 04.09 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
CIP 26.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
CIP 52.99 · Some credentials fully online
8Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
CIP 15.10 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · All credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education
CIP 51.36 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Pharmacology and Toxicology
CIP 26.10 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
CIP 51.20 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · Some credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
54Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (14)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
CIP 26.99 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
CIP 26.04 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Genetics
CIP 26.08 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
CIP 26.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
CIP 26.15 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Pharmacology and Toxicology
CIP 26.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
CIP 51.20
$96,206Suppressed for privacy
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
CIP 26.09 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38
$200,512Suppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
0$79,673Suppressed for privacy
Textile Sciences and Engineering
CIP 14.28 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (4)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Medicine
CIP 51.12 · No credentials fully online
257$67,998Suppressed for privacy
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
CIP 51.20 · No credentials fully online
41Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
41Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
107Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 216366, OPEID 012393. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.