Thomas Jefferson University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 5,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (54%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,472
Men / Women 26% / 74%
From State 63%
From Region 30%
Athletes 291 (8.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 44%
Asian 17%
Black 14%
Hispanic 14%
Mixed 6%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Architecture and the Built Environment 90 44% 62% 9% 8% 12% 2% $69,625 42 -0.12 59 100%
Architecture 55 — 51% 56% 9% 9% 18% 2% $66,534 38 -0.18 51 100% — — — —
Interior Architecture 19 — 5% 68% 16% 5% 0% 5% $72,448 74 +0.50 65 — — — — —
Landscape Architecture 8 — 50% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $69,300 56 +0.14 58 — — — — —
Construction Engineering Technology 8 — 88% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $84,496 8 -1.41 81 — — — — —
Construction Management — — — — — — — — $84,893 8 -1.38 82 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Professions 290 17% 43% 22% 17% 11% 0% $76,242 62 +0.53 71 97% 8.9%
Allied Health 60 — 18% 53% 17% 15% 10% 2% $103,208 98 +2.38 94 98% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 9 — 11% 11% 33% 11% 22% 0% $81,234 73 +0.31 78 100% — — — —
Cytotechnology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $81,234 73 +0.31 78 100% — — — —
Health Professions 17 — 12% 59% 12% 29% 0% 0% $89,824 95 +1.46 86 — — — — —
Health Sciences 170 — 16% 41% 26% 14% 12% 0% $66,750 48 -0.12 52 97% — — — —
Respiratory Care 8 — 62% 12% 25% 38% 12% 0% $103,208 98 +2.06 94 98% — — — —
Health Administration 25 — 8% 40% 8% 28% 12% 0% $56,218 22 -0.52 24 96% 8.9% — — —
Health Services Administration — — — — — — — — $56,218 22 -0.52 24 96% 8.9% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Humanities and Sciences 160 27% 51% 15% 8% 17% 2% $69,167 41 +0.42 58 100% 8.0%
Biopsychology 6 — 17% 17% 0% 0% 33% 0% $69,405 59 +0.21 58 — — — — —
Exercise Science 13 — 31% 69% 23% 0% 8% 0% $58,971 41 -0.33 31 — — — — —
Occupational Therapy 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $90,262 95 +1.49 86 — — — — —
Pre-Medical Studies 59 — 44% 37% 32% 7% 10% 5% $88,526 94 +1.37 85 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,616 75 +0.32 36 — — — — —
Communication 9 — 11% 56% 0% 11% 22% 11% $57,310 36 -0.43 27 — — — — —
Health Psychology 10 — 10% 20% 10% 30% 40% 0% $63,348 91 +1.26 43 100% 8.0% — — —
Organizational Communication 4 — 25% 25% 0% 50% 25% 0% $69,132 38 -0.23 58 — — — — —
Psychology 40 — 10% 78% 0% 5% 10% 0% $51,105 29 -0.60 13 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $61,984 68 +0.29 39 — — — — —
Pre-Law 16 — 19% 62% 6% 6% 25% 0% $61,114 61 +0.17 37 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Life Sciences 33 33% 39% 18% 12% 15% 9% $67,317 35 -0.09 53
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $73,690 68 +0.20 67 — — — — —
Biochemistry 9 — 44% 44% 11% 22% 11% 0% $68,097 36 -0.30 55 — — — — —
Biology 20 — 25% 35% 20% 5% 20% 15% $66,790 53 +0.04 52 — — — — —
Biotechnology 4 — 50% 50% 25% 25% 0% 0% $68,202 36 -0.29 56 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing 355 16% 57% 14% 13% 11% 0% $96,573 93 +0.43 90 98%
Nurse Practitioner 111 — 16% 46% 21% 17% 11% 0% $96,573 73 +0.43 90 98% — — — —
Nursing 244 — 16% 62% 10% 11% 11% 0% $96,573 73 +0.43 90 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce 138 44% 48% 7% 15% 14% 4% $65,515 30 -0.63 49 96% 7.3%
Engineering 3 — 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% 33% $85,520 10 -0.99 82 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 5 — 100% 60% 20% 0% 0% 20% $78,514 0 -2.60 75 96% — — — —
Textile Sciences and Engineering 8 — 25% 25% 12% 25% 12% 0% $86,809 16 -0.86 83 — — — — —
Human-Centered Technology Design 11 — 73% 55% 0% 18% 18% 0% $58,095 18 -0.99 29 — — — — —
Information Science 6 — 67% 33% 17% 17% 17% 0% $68,706 6 -1.44 57 — — — — —
Accounting 5 — 60% 20% 20% 40% 20% 0% $70,327 14 -1.08 61 94% — — — —
Business Administration 14 — 57% 36% 0% 43% 14% 0% $70,075 39 -0.39 60 93% 7.3% — — —
Finance 13 — 85% 38% 0% 15% 15% 15% $72,412 8 -0.92 65 — — — — —
Human Resources Management 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $71,005 36 -0.36 62 — — — — —
International Business 2 — 50% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $68,627 27 -0.66 57 — — — — —
Marketing 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,856 27 -0.60 59 — — — — —
Applied Design 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $55,898 38 -0.32 23 99% — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 16 — 19% 81% 0% 0% 0% 6% $63,197 68 +0.24 43 — — — — —
Fashion Design 21 — 10% 38% 10% 14% 29% 0% $55,898 27 -0.57 23 99% — — — —
Fashion Merchandising 22 — 23% 55% 5% 5% 18% 0% $58,146 34 -0.35 29 96% — — — —
Graphic Design 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,898 38 -0.32 23 99% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $50,747
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 58%
6-Year Graduation Rate 69%
Transfer-Out Rate 23%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 65.0% 693 19% 50% 19% 13% 11% 1% $88,122 83 +0.58 85 98% —
Arts 13.7% 146 32% 59% 8% 8% 14% 3% $63,931 92 -0.11 45 99% —
Business & Economics 6.2% 66 42% 41% 8% 27% 12% 3% $65,273 12 -0.62 48 95% 8.3%
Social Sciences 5.9% 63 11% 62% 2% 13% 17% 2% $55,079 35 -0.26 21 100% 8.0%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.7% 39 31% 36% 15% 10% 18% 8% $67,639 48 -0.05 54 — —
Professional 2.3% 25 44% 64% 4% 4% 24% 0% $68,631 52 -0.33 57 — —
Computer Science 1.6% 17 71% 47% 6% 18% 18% 0% $61,840 0 -1.15 39 — —
Engineering 1.5% 16 56% 31% 12% 19% 6% 12% $83,975 1 -1.43 81 96% —
Humanities 0.1% 1 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,616 78 +0.32 36 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $166M #48 33% $21.8M 7 #161 — 148
Life & Natural Sciences $104M #53 55% $4.9M 19 #110 31 57
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #499 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 5 #188 — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 2 #209 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #622 — $0 — — — —
Total $271M #99 42% $26.7M 33 #316 31 205

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 39 $673K $673K $0
Soccer 30 $705K $705K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 19 $42K $42K $0
Basketball 14 $676K $676K $0
Cross Country 10 $168K $168K $0
Tennis 9 $288K $288K $0
Golf 8 $173K $173K $0
Total 120 $2.7M $2.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 40 $734K $734K $0
Rowing 25 $416K $416K $0
Lacrosse 20 $304K $304K $0
Softball 20 $383K $383K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 18 $50K $50K $0
Volleyball 17 $340K $340K $0
Basketball 15 $924K $924K $0
Cross Country 11 $200K $200K $0
Golf 8 $149K $149K $0
Tennis 6 $97K $97K $0
Total 171 $3.6M $3.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 70 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Baseball 39 $673K $673K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 37 $92K $92K $0
Basketball 29 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Rowing 25 $416K $416K $0
Cross Country 21 $369K $369K $0
Lacrosse 20 $304K $304K $0
Softball 20 $383K $383K $0
Volleyball 17 $340K $340K $0
Golf 16 $322K $322K $0
Tennis 15 $385K $385K $0
Total 291 $7.6M $7.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 81%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 81% 81% 81%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 1160 – 1330
SAT Math Range 580 – 670
SAT RW Range 580 – 660