Thomas Jefferson University
About
Thomas Jefferson University is a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Established in its earliest form in 1824, the university officially combined with Philadelphia University in 2017. The university is named for U.S. Founding Father and president Thomas Jefferson. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 147 Title IV programs, 25 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 121 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing25 · 17.0%
- No Data121 · 82.3%
- Failing1 · 0.7%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 24
Action history · 39
- Jan 2026Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS)
- Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Apr 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
- Mar 2025Renewal of AccreditationCouncil on Education for Public Health · Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,651 students received $9.9M in Pell grants, alongside $128.2M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,921 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (0.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Thomas Jefferson
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 11
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus27
- Public property6
Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Thomas Jefferson vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Thomas Jefferson selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectThomas Jefferson University | 69% | — | 8,238 | $28,928 | R2 Research |
| 75% | 62.0% | 12,321 | $41,943 | R2 Research | |
| 62% | 88.4% | 6,272 | $22,212 | R2 Research | |
| 81% | 67.8% | 35,873 | $15,564 | R2 Research | |
| 82% | 65.4% | 9,760 | $46,555 | R2 Research | |
| — | — | 1,771 | — | R2 Research | |
| 49% | 64.2% | 4,252 | $37,702 | R2 Research | |
| 77% | 39.5% | 3,925 | $28,714 | R2 Research | |
| 75% | 77.4% | 3,348 | $30,305 | R2 Research | |
| 83% | 79.8% | 8,581 | $31,568 | R2 Research | |
| 68% | 75.9% | 21,210 | $30,902 | R2 Research | |
| 77% | 83.6% | 8,234 | $37,730 | R2 Research | |
| 62% | 57.7% | 8,992 | $35,639 | R2 Research | |
| 82% | 59.3% | 16,150 | $44,338 | R2 Research | |
| 70% | 41.3% | 14,890 | $50,539 | R2 Research | |
| 75% | 54.9% | 8,834 | $18,425 | R2 Research | |
| 88% | 25.9% | 7,692 | $36,931 | R2 Research | |
| — | — | 4,210 | — | R2 Research | |
| 55% | 86.2% | 16,689 | $33,062 | R2 Research | |
| 79% | 45.1% | 10,179 | $48,381 | R2 Research | |
| 75% | 81.6% | 17,384 | $36,079 | R2 Research | |
| 83% | 81.3% | 11,746 | $31,487 | R2 Research | |
| 70% | 68.9% | 9,196 | $23,847 | R2 Research | |
| 63% | 73.2% | 20,910 | $30,371 | R2 Research | |
| 71% | 66.9% | 17,098 | $34,906 | R2 Research | |
| 80% | 75.0% | 17,059 | $24,398 | R2 Research | |
| 69% | 73.3% | 9,571 | $31,446 | R2 Research | |
| 84% | 63.3% | 12,116 | $40,892 | R2 Research | |
| 87% | 47.6% | 8,469 | $41,346 | R2 Research | |
| — | — | 4,401 | — | R2 Research | |
| 85% | 44.5% | 12,938 | $36,660 | R2 Research | |
| 79% | 82.8% | 5,243 | $29,561 | R2 Research | |
| 69% | 63.5% | 9,068 | $58,741 | R2 Research | |
| 80% | 65.4% | 10,506 | $29,533 | R2 Research | |
| 70% | 91.6% | 6,573 | $38,107 | R2 Research | |
| 84% | 52.4% | 9,714 | $30,365 | R2 Research | |
| 72% | 61.5% | 3,914 | $15,000 | R2 Research | |
| 92% | 27.0% | 10,041 | $43,756 | R2 Research | |
| 89% | 21.7% | 9,322 | $28,719 | R2 Research | |
| 90% | 60.2% | 7,584 | $43,071 | R2 Research | |
| Peer group median | 77% | 64.8% | 9,259 | $33,062 |
Institutions like Thomas Jefferson
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- R2 ResearchDistrict of Columbia
American University
Grad rate75%Admit rate62.0%Enrollment12,321Net price$41,943View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
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Grad rate62%Admit rate88.4%Enrollment6,272Net price$22,212View data - R2 ResearchUtah
Brigham Young University
Grad rate81%Admit rate67.8%Enrollment35,873Net price$15,564View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
Chapman University
Grad rate82%Admit rate65.4%Enrollment9,760Net price$46,555View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
Claremont Graduate University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,771Net price—View data - R2 ResearchGeorgia
Clark Atlanta University
Grad rate49%Admit rate64.2%Enrollment4,252Net price$37,702View data - R2 ResearchMassachusetts
Clark University
Grad rate77%Admit rate39.5%Enrollment3,925Net price$28,714View data - R2 ResearchNew York
Clarkson University
Grad rate75%Admit rate77.4%Enrollment3,348Net price$30,305View data - R2 ResearchNebraska
Creighton University
Grad rate83%Admit rate79.8%Enrollment8,581Net price$31,568View data - R2 ResearchIllinois
DePaul University
Grad rate68%Admit rate75.9%Enrollment21,210Net price$30,902View data - R2 ResearchPennsylvania
Duquesne University
Grad rate77%Admit rate83.6%Enrollment8,234Net price$37,730View data - R2 ResearchFlorida
Florida Institute of Technology
Grad rate62%Admit rate57.7%Enrollment8,992Net price$35,639View data - R2 ResearchNew York
Fordham University
Grad rate82%Admit rate59.3%Enrollment16,150Net price$44,338View data - R2 ResearchDistrict of Columbia
Howard University
Grad rate70%Admit rate41.3%Enrollment14,890Net price$50,539View data - R2 ResearchIllinois
Illinois Institute of Technology
Grad rate75%Admit rate54.9%Enrollment8,834Net price$18,425View data - R2 ResearchPennsylvania
Lehigh University
Grad rate88%Admit rate25.9%Enrollment7,692Net price$36,931View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
Loma Linda University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,210Net price—View data - R2 ResearchNew York
Long Island University
Grad rate55%Admit rate86.2%Enrollment16,689Net price$33,062View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
Loyola Marymount University
Grad rate79%Admit rate45.1%Enrollment10,179Net price$48,381View data - R2 ResearchIllinois
Loyola University Chicago
Grad rate75%Admit rate81.6%Enrollment17,384Net price$36,079View data - R2 ResearchWisconsin
Marquette University
Grad rate83%Admit rate81.3%Enrollment11,746Net price$31,487View data - R2 ResearchGeorgia
Mercer University
Grad rate70%Admit rate68.9%Enrollment9,196Net price$23,847View data - R2 ResearchFlorida
Nova Southeastern University
Grad rate63%Admit rate73.2%Enrollment20,910Net price$30,371View data - R2 ResearchNew York
Rochester Institute of Technology
Grad rate71%Admit rate66.9%Enrollment17,098Net price$34,906View data - R2 ResearchMissouri
Saint Louis University
Grad rate80%Admit rate75.0%Enrollment17,059Net price$24,398View data - R2 ResearchNew Jersey
Seton Hall University
Grad rate69%Admit rate73.3%Enrollment9,571Net price$31,446View data - R2 ResearchTexas
Southern Methodist University
Grad rate84%Admit rate63.3%Enrollment12,116Net price$40,892View data - R2 ResearchNew Jersey
Stevens Institute of Technology
Grad rate87%Admit rate47.6%Enrollment8,469Net price$41,346View data - R2 ResearchNew York
Teachers College at Columbia University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,401Net price—View data - R2 ResearchTexas
Texas Christian University
Grad rate85%Admit rate44.5%Enrollment12,938Net price$36,660View data - R2 ResearchDistrict of Columbia
The Catholic University of America
Grad rate79%Admit rate82.8%Enrollment5,243Net price$29,561View data - R2 ResearchNew York
The New School
Grad rate69%Admit rate63.5%Enrollment9,068Net price$58,741View data - R2 ResearchOhio
University of Dayton
Grad rate80%Admit rate65.4%Enrollment10,506Net price$29,533View data - R2 ResearchMaine
University of New England
Grad rate70%Admit rate91.6%Enrollment6,573Net price$38,107View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
University of San Diego
Grad rate84%Admit rate52.4%Enrollment9,714Net price$30,365View data - R2 ResearchOklahoma
University of Tulsa
Grad rate72%Admit rate61.5%Enrollment3,914Net price$15,000View data - R2 ResearchPennsylvania
Villanova University
Grad rate92%Admit rate27.0%Enrollment10,041Net price$43,756View data - R2 ResearchNorth Carolina
Wake Forest University
Grad rate89%Admit rate21.7%Enrollment9,322Net price$28,719View data - R2 ResearchMassachusetts
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Grad rate90%Admit rate60.2%Enrollment7,584Net price$43,071View data
Thomas Jefferson Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research & Planning website provides consistent trend information regarding several key performance measures for Thomas Jefferson University.
Visit IR office page- Mark A. PalladinoDirector of Institutional Research & Planning
Common Data Set
Thomas Jefferson's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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