Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19131
About Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine awards degrees and certificates tracked in federal College Scorecard and IPEDS reporting. Median earnings about ten years after entry reach about $138,767 among students who received federal aid.
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine: research record
Canonical EDsmart Data findings for Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine—costs, outcomes, admissions, and programs—with evidence and methodology notes.
Research findings
Interpretation
Median earnings should be read with net price, debt, and completion—not as a standalone quality score.
What Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is known for
Top program completions
- Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy447
- Physician Associate/Assistant78
- Pharmacy78
- Public Health, General52
- Biomedical Sciences, General48
See earnings & programs for more.
Is Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine a good school?
Data-framed fit—not a prestige rating.
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a good school for those looking for strong graduate earnings outcomes in College Scorecard data.
EDsmart Data does not assign an opinion score; this framing summarizes the strongest Scorecard signals for this campus.
More from the data
Location, control, enrollment, and aid context for Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Campus
Location
Philadelphia, PA
City / state
- ZIP
- 19131
- NCES locale
- City
See Urban (City) college profile for median costs and outcomes at similar campuses.
Control
Institution type
Private Non-profit
Control
- Region
- Mid East
- Carnegie
- Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering and Other Technology
Size
Enrollment
- Graduate
- 2,901
Total Cost, Aid & Default
Total Cost of Attendance
Costs include tuition and fees. Room & board, books, and other expenses are additional where not shown.
Tuition vs average net price after aid for Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Financial Aid by Income Level
Financial aid distribution by income level.
Student Loan Default Rate
The published 3-year cohort default rate for borrowers at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine was 0.00%.
Cohort default rates account for borrowers who default in the first three years.
Tuition tracker
Published tuition and average net price by reporting year come from the College Scorecard institution file. Values are not adjusted for inflation; missing cells mean the field was not reported or was suppressed for Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in that year.
Multi-year history is not in this profile yet. It is added when the institution cost history CSV has been collected and merged into school JSON.
Sticker tuition and net price over time
Where the institution reported separate in-state and out-of-state tuition, both appear. Gaps mean the value was not reported for that year.
College Scorecard reporting-year fields (not inflation-adjusted).
Net price by family income
Brackets follow Scorecard definitions for the series shown (public vs private institution).
Latest income-band net prices available in the processed extract.
How difficult is it to get in?
Acceptance Rate
Acceptance rate data is not available for this institution.
Admissions funnel data is not available for this institution.
Test Scores
Test score data is not available for this institution.
Score distribution is not available for this institution.
Academic Requirements
GPA requirements are not published by this institution. Contact the admissions office for specific academic requirements.
Estimated GPA range is not available for this institution.
Enrollment & Student Demographics
Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment
N/A% Full-Time Enrollment
The total enrollment at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2024 is N/A students.
Graduate enrollment is about 2,901 students.
Full-time vs part-time enrollment comparison.
Retention Rate over Time
N/A%
2024 Retention Rate
Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall.
Retention rate over time compared to similar institutions.
Do students complete their programs?
Time to Complete
0.00% 100% Completion Time
0.00% 150% Completion Time
In 2024, 0.00% of students graduating from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine completed their program within 100% "normal time".
Completion rates over time compared to similar institutions.
Completions by Sex (Top Programs)
- Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy: 47% male / 53% female
- Physician Associate/Assistant: 17% male / 83% female
- Pharmacy: 33% male / 67% female
IPEDS completions by sex for the five largest programs (aggregate CIPs excluded).
Completions by Race & Ethnicity
Largest group by summed IPEDS award counts across reported programs.
Summed across program completion records in our extract.
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduates earn a median of $138,767 ten years after entry
Finding Earnings, debt, and program mix define the financial profile of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Evidence Median earnings 10 years after entry: $138,767.
Method College Scorecard median earnings (10-year), median debt, and EDsmart ROI / payback models using campus net price.
Interpretation Institution-wide ROI and debt ratios summarize campus averages; program choice still drives individual outcomes.
Limitation Salary reflects median earnings ten years after entry; ROI is not program-specific.
Key takeaway Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduates report median earnings of $138,767 ten years after entry—an institution-wide outcomes signal, not a program guarantee.
Return on Investment
Debt and 4-year net cost vs. cumulative 10-year median earnings for Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Top Programs by Completions
Largest 10 programs by IPEDS completions (17 reported codes; aggregate/unknown CIP buckets excluded).
IPEDS award counts for the largest programs at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Employment Outcomes
Median earnings 6, 8, and 10 years after entry for Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduates.
How financially powerful is this institution?
Finding: federal finance and Scorecard instructional fields for Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine—endowment assets (fiscal year 2023), instructional staffing and expenditure. Compared with state, regional, and U.S. medians from EDsmart Data institutional financials.
Institutional endowment
$573.2M
End-of-year assets · Fiscal year 2023
- Pennsylvania median 12× the median ($47.9M)
- Mid East median 13× the median ($42.6M)
- U.S. median 22× the median ($26.4M)
- Pennsylvania median 7.1× the median ($24,897)
- Mid East median 11× the median ($16,427)
- U.S. median 15× the median ($12,100)
Instructional Resources
- Instructional expenditure per FTE: $25,612
- Pennsylvania median 3.0× the median ($8,615)
- Mid East median 2.8× the median ($9,164)
- U.S. median 3.5× the median ($7,288)
Instructional metrics from College Scorecard. Peer medians are campus-level; see the institutional financials deep dive. Detailed non-instructional staff counts are not included here.
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine at a glance
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private non-profit institution in Philadelphia, PA, classified as Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering and Other Technology.
- Largest programs (IPEDS awards)
- Osteopathic Medicine/OsteopathyPhysician Associate/AssistantPharmacy
Schools near Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Other campuses in Philadelphia, PA when available, plus nearby institutions in Pennsylvania.
Similar schools
Peers matched by the same EDsmart outcomes grade (Grade A) within Pennsylvania, then by similar ownership and admissions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine located?
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is located in Philadelphia, PA.
How much does Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine cost?
Reported tuition is N/A and average net price is N/A in the latest College Scorecard data.
What do graduates of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine earn?
Median earnings are N/A six years after entry and $138,767 ten years after entry.
Is Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine public or private?
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private nonprofit institution located in Philadelphia, PA.
Is Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine an HBCU?
No. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is not flagged as an HBCU in the IPEDS institutional directory.
Is Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine a tribal college?
No. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is not flagged as a tribal college in IPEDS.
Is Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine religiously affiliated?
No religious affiliation is reported for Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in IPEDS institutional characteristics.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
- Related geography & profiles
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology & Data Scope
This profile uses institution-level fields from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, merged with IPEDS directory attributes where needed for locale, ownership, and program completions.
Benchmark rows compare this campus to NCES locale-type medians (for example Suburban) from our processed location extract. Implied U.S. medians are derived from locale-vs-national percentage fields in that extract—not a separate national Scorecard table.