+10%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Thomas Jefferson University rose 10% between 2021 and 2024 ($43.1k → $47.5k).
Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 3,708 undergraduate students. 123 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Thomas Jefferson University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Thomas Jefferson University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.7% → 0.0%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Thomas Jefferson University earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Pennsylvania median
Each tile compares this institution to the Pennsylvania median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$77,449+20% · 6→10y
Pennsylvania median $49,859$64,335
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry68.2%
Pennsylvania median 66.1%$12,500+34% · '97→'20
At program completion3,708+33% · '96→'09
latest IPEDS82.0%-4% · '05→'24
first-time, full-time86.1%+335% · '05→'24
latest cohort$45,683+200% · '05→'24
out-of-state $45,683SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Thomas Jefferson University earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at Thomas Jefferson University
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.2%Median federal debt $12,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $77,449 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Thomas Jefferson University enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+33%
Thomas Jefferson University · undergrad enrollment rose
683 → 908
+200%
Thomas Jefferson University · in-state tuition rose
$15,840 → $47,505
+34%
Thomas Jefferson University · median debt rose
$11,000 → $14,744
-100%
Thomas Jefferson University · cohort default rate fell
2.4% → 0.0%
+110%
Thomas Jefferson University · pell share rose
17.9% → 37.5%
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Thomas Jefferson University programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$142,990Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$135,359Medicine$130,532Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$125,011Taxation$107,725Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$98,011Construction Management$88,857Business Administration, Management and Operations$87,748Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$86,316Mechanical Engineering$79,083Health and Medical Administrative Services$77,183Design and Applied Arts$73,016Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$72,903Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$72,801Health and Medical Administrative Services$67,895Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$67,429Architecture$67,377Business Administration, Management and Operations$62,768Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$60,274Interior Architecture$59,320Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$58,144Design and Applied Arts$56,844Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$54,935Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$54,720
Showing top 24 of 28 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
28 Thomas Jefferson University programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$98,011Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$125,011Medicine$130,532Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$135,359Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$72,801Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$67,429Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$86,316Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$48,649Health and Medical Administrative Services$77,183Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$54,720Health and Medical Administrative Services$67,895Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$72,903Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$142,990
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Thomas Jefferson University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$1,012,434
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 6
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $24,652
- HS-only baseline · PA
- $38,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to Thomas Jefferson University in Pennsylvania
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Thomas Jefferson University graduates earn $X” — not “Thomas Jefferson University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Thomas Jefferson University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.