| Year | Undergraduate Schools | Graduate
and Professional Schools | Estimated "Accomodations
and Expenses" (*) |
| 1950 | College, College of Liberal Arts for Women,
School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), the Wharton School, the School
of Nursing, and the School of Allied Medical Professions (SAMP): Tuition: $600;
General Fee: $25 | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: $500, plus
the General Fee of $25
Education: $600, plus the General Fee of $25
Fine Arts: $600, plus the General Fee of $25
Law: $600, plus
the General Fee of $20
Medicine: $700, plus the General Fee of $20
Dental Medicine: $600, plus the General Fee of $20
Veterinary
Medicine: $425, plus the General Fee of $20
Social Work: $500, plus
the General Fee of $20 | Room and Board: $690; Books: $50 |
| 1951 | College, College of Liberal Arts for Women,
School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), the Wharton School, the School
of Nursing, and the School of Allied Medical Professions (SAMP): Tuition: $600;
General Fee: $25 | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: $500, plus
the General Fee of $25
Education: $600, plus the General Fee of $25
Fine Arts: $600, plus the General Fee of $25
Law: $600, plus
the General Fee of $20
Medicine: $700, plus the General Fee of $20
Dental Medicine: $600, plus the General Fee of $20
Veterinary
Medicine: $425, plus the General Fee of $20
Social Work: $500, plus
the General Fee of $20 | Room and Board: $690; Books: $50 |
| 1952 | College, College of Liberal Arts for Women,
School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), the Wharton School, the School
of Nursing, and the School of Allied Medical Professions (SAMP): Tuition: $700;
General Fee: $75; Library Fee: $10 | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences:
$700, plus the General Fee of $70 and a Library Fee of $10
Education:
$700, plus the General Fee of $75 and a Library Fee of $10
Fine Arts:
$700, plus the General Fee of $75 and a Library Fee of $10
Law: $700,
plus the General Fee of $70 and a Library Fee of $10
Medicine: $850,
plus the General Fee of $70 and a Library Fee of $10
Dental Medicine:
$800, plus the General Fee of $70 and a Library Fee of $10
Veterinary
Medicine: $600, plus the General Fee of $70 and a Library Fee of $10
Social
Work: $700, plus the General Fee of $70 and a Library Fee of $10 | Room
and Board: $835; Books: $50 | | 1953 | College,
College of Liberal Arts for Women, School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS),
the Wharton School, the School of Nursing, and the School of Allied Medical Professions
(SAMP): Tuition: $700; General Fee: $75; Library Fee: $10 | Graduate
School of Arts and Sciences: $700, plus the General Fee of $70 and a Library Fee
of $10
Education: $700, plus the General Fee of $75 and a Library
Fee of $10
Fine Arts: $700, plus the General Fee of $75 and a Library
Fee of $10
Law: $700, plus the General Fee of $70 and a Library Fee
of $10
Medicine: $850, plus the General Fee of $70 and a Library Fee
of $10
Dental Medicine: $800, plus the General Fee of $70 and a Library
Fee of $10
Veterinary Medicine: $600, plus the General Fee of $70
and a Library Fee of $10
Social Work: $700, plus the General Fee of
$70 and a Library Fee of $10 | Room and Board: $835; Books: $50 |
| 1954 | College, College of Liberal Arts for Women,
School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), the Wharton School, the School
of Nursing, and the School of Allied Medical Professions (SAMP): Tuition: $700;
General Fee: $75; Library Fee: $10 | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences:
$700, plus the General Fee of $70 and a Library Fee of $10
Education:
$700, plus the General Fee of $75 and a Library Fee of $10
Fine Arts:
$700, plus the General Fee of $75 and a Library Fee of $10
Law: $700,
plus the General Fee of $70 and a Library Fee of $10
Medicine: $850,
plus the General Fee of $70 and a Library Fee of $10
Dental Medicine:
$800, plus the General Fee of $70 and a Library Fee of $10
Veterinary
Medicine: $600, plus the General Fee of $70 and a Library Fee of $10
Social
Work: $700, plus the General Fee of $70 and a Library Fee of $10 | Room
and Board: $835; Books: $50 | | 1955 | College,
College of Liberal Arts for Women, School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS),
the Wharton School, the School of Nursing, and the School of Allied Medical Professions
(SAMP): Tuition: $800; General Fee: $135 | Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences: $800, plus the General Fee of $90 and a Library Fee of $10
Education:
$800, plus the General Fee of $125 and a Library Fee of $10
Fine Arts:
$800, plus the General Fee of $125 and a Library Fee of $10
Law: $800,
plus the General Fee of $90 and a Library Fee of $10
Medicine: $850,
plus the General Fee of $90 and a Library Fee of $10
Dental Medicine:
$800, plus the General Fee of $90 and a Library Fee of $10
Veterinary
Medicine: $700, plus the General Fee of $90 and a Library Fee of $10
Social
Work: $800, plus the General Fee of $90 and a Library Fee of $10 | Room
and Board: $835; Books: $50 | | 1956 | College,
College of Liberal Arts for Women, School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS),
the Wharton School, the School of Nursing, and the School of Allied Medical Professions
(SAMP): Tuition: $800; General Fee: $135 | Graduate School
of Arts and Sciences: $800, plus the General Fee of $90 and a Library Fee of $10
Education: $800, plus the General Fee of $125 and a Library Fee of $10
Fine Arts: $800, plus the General Fee of $125 and a Library Fee of $10
Law: $800, plus the General Fee of $90 and a Library Fee of $10
Medicine:
$850, plus the General Fee of $90 and a Library Fee of $10
Dental
Medicine: $800, plus the General Fee of $90 and a Library Fee of $10
Veterinary
Medicine: $700, plus the General Fee of $90 and a Library Fee of $10
Social
Work: $800, plus the General Fee of $90 and a Library Fee of $10 | Room
and Board: $835; Books: $50 | | 1957 | College,
College of Liberal Arts for Women, School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS),
the Wharton School, the School of Nursing, and the School of Allied Medical Professions
(SAMP): Tuition: $1,000; General Fee: $150 | Graduate School of Arts
and Sciences: $800, plus the General Fee of $100
Education: $800,
plus the General Fee of $150
Fine Arts: $1,000, plus the General Fee
of $150
Law: $900, plus the General Fee of $100
Medicine:
$900, plus the General Fee of $100
Dental Medicine: $800, plus the
General Fee of $100
Veterinary Medicine: $700, plus the General Fee
of $100
Social Work: $800, plus the General Fee of $100 | Room
and Board: $885; Books: $50 | | 1958 | College,
College of Liberal Arts for Women, School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS),
the Wharton School, the School of Nursing, and the School of Allied Medical Professions
(SAMP): Tuition: $1,050; General Fee: $150 | Graduate School of Arts
and Sciences: $900, plus the General Fee of $100
Education: $850,
plus the General Fee of $150
Fine Arts: $900, plus the General Fee
of $100
Law: $1,000, plus the General Fee of $100
Medicine:
$900, plus the General Fee of $100
Dental Medicine: $900, plus the
General Fee of $100
Veterinary Medicine: $700, plus the General Fee
of $100
Social Work: $800, plus the General Fee of $100 |
Room and Board: $900; Books and Equipment: $75; Personal Expenses: $395 |
| 1959 | College, College of Liberal Arts for Women,
School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), the Wharton School, the School
of Nursing, and the School of Allied Medical Professions (SAMP): Tuition: $1,250;
General Fee: $150 | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: $1,000, plus
the General Fee of $100
Education: $1,050, plus the General Fee of
$150
Fine Arts: $1,000, plus the General Fee of $100
Law:
$1,000, plus the General Fee of $100
Medicine: $1,000, plus the General
Fee of $100
Dental Medicine: $1,000, plus the General Fee of $100
Veterinary Medicine: $700, plus the General Fee of $100
Social
Work: $900, plus the General Fee of $100
Annenberg School: $1,200
plus the General Fee of $100 | Room and Board: $950; Books and Equipment:
$75; Personal Expenses: $345 | Notes: *
Undergraduate expenses only Sources: 1950-1951:
Minutes of the Executive Board of the Trustees for 23 May 1949
and University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: The College Announcement
for 1950-1951, at p. 56; University of Pennsylvania
Bulletin: The College Announcement for 1951-1952, at p. 57. 1952-1954:
Minutes of the Trustees for 21 January 1952 and University of Pennsylvania
Bulletin: The College Announcement for 1952-1953, at p. 57; University
of Pennsylvania Bulletin: The College Announcement for 1953-1954, at p. 51;
University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: The College for 1954-1955, at pp.
12-13; University of Pennsylvania Bulletin for 1953-1954, passim. 1955-1956:
Minutes of the Trustees for 18 January 1955 and University of Pennsylvania
Bulletin: The College for 1955-1956, at p. 11;
University of Pennsylvania
Bulletin: The College for 1956-1957, at p. 13. 1957:
Minutes of the Trustees for 15 February 1957 and University of Pennsylvania
Bulletin: The College for 1957-1958, at p. 15; University of Pennsylvania
Bulletin: Wharton Graduate Division of Business and Governmental Administration
for 1957-1958, at p. 29. 1958: Minutes of the
Trustees for 14 March 1958 and University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate
Catalogue for 1958-1959, at p. 12.; University of Pennsylvania Bulletin:
Undergraduate Programs, 1959-1960, at p. 52.
1959: Minutes
of the Trustees for 13 February 1959 and University of Pennsylvania Bulletin:
Undergraduate Catalogue for 1959-1960, at p. 13; Minutes of the Trustees
for 12 February and 11 March 1960 and University of Pennsylvania Bulletin:
Undergraduate Catalogue for 1960-1961, at p. 13 and "Supplement"
at front of volume; University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate Programs,
1960-1961, at p. 52. For a historical commodity
price index see www.westegg.com/inflation/
and John J. McCusker, How Much Is That In Real Money? (Worcester: American
Antiquarian Society, 2001).
Compiled
by Mark Frazier Lloyd, Director of the University Archives and Records Center
with the assistance of Nicholas G.
Heavens, University Archives Summer Research Fellow
Published: July 2003 More
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