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Tuition and mandated fees, Room and Board and other educational costs at Penn:
1960 -1969

 

 

YearUndergraduate SchoolsGraduate and Professional SchoolsEstimated "Accomodations and Expenses" (*)
1960College, 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: $1,200, plus the General Fee of $100

Education: $1,050, plus the General Fee of $150

Fine Arts: $1,050, plus the General Fee of $100

Law: $1,100, plus the General Fee of $100

Medicine: $1,100, plus the General Fee of $100

Dental Medicine: $1,100, plus the General Fee of $100

Veterinary Medicine: $900, plus the General Fee of $100

Social Work: $1,100, plus the General Fee of $100

Annenberg School: $1,300 plus the General Fee of $100

Room and Board: $950; Books and Equipment: $75; Personal Expenses: $345
1961College, 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: $1,450; General Fee: $150

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: $1,400, plus the General Fee of $100

Education: $1,200, plus the General Fee of $100

Fine Arts: $1,250, plus the General Fee of $100

Law: $1,300, plus the General Fee of $100

Medicine: $1,300, plus the General Fee of $100

Dental Medicine: $1,300, plus the General Fee of $100

Veterinary Medicine: $1,100, plus the General Fee of $100

Social Work: $1,300, plus the General Fee of $100

Annenberg School: $1,500 plus the General Fee of $100

Room and Board: $1,000; Books and Equipment: $100; Personal Expenses: $320
1962College, 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: $1,450; General Fee: $180

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: $1,400, plus the General Fee of $120

Education: $1,200, plus the General Fee of $120

Fine Arts: $1,250, plus the General Fee of $120

Law: $1,300, plus the General Fee of $120

Medicine: $1,300, plus the General Fee of $120

Dental Medicine: $1,300, plus the General Fee of $120

Veterinary Medicine: $1,100, plus the General Fee of $120

Social Work: $1,300, plus the General Fee of $120

Annenberg School: $1,500 plus the General Fee of $120

Room and Board: $1,000; Books and Equipment: $100; Personal Expenses: $320
1963College, 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: $1,450; General Fee: $180

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: $1,400, plus the General Fee of $120

Education: $1,400, plus the General Fee of $120

Fine Arts: $1,400, plus the General Fee of $120

Law: $1,400, plus the General Fee of $120

Medicine: $1,400, plus the General Fee of $120

Dental Medicine: $1,400, plus the General Fee of $120

Veterinary Medicine: $1,200, plus the General Fee of $120

Social Work: $1,400, plus the General Fee of $120

Annenberg School: $1,500 plus the General Fee of $120

Room and Board: $1,000; Books and Equipment: $100; Personal Expenses: $320

 

1964

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: $1,570; General Fee: $180

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: $1,400, plus the General Fee of $120

Education: $1,400, plus the General Fee of $120

Fine Arts: $1,400, plus the General Fee of $120

Law: $1,400, plus the General Fee of $120

Medicine: $1,400, plus the General Fee of $120

Dental Medicine: $1,400, plus the General Fee of $120

Veterinary Medicine: $1,200, plus the General Fee of $120

Social Work: $1,400, plus the General Fee of $120

Annenberg School: $1,500 plus the General Fee of $120

Room and Board: $1,000; Books and Equipment: $100; Personal Expenses: $320
1965College, 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: $1,570; General Fee: $180

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: $1,530, plus the General Fee of $120

Education: $1,530, plus the General Fee of $120

Fine Arts: $1,530, plus the General Fee of $120

Law: $1,530, plus the General Fee of $120

Medicine: $1,530, plus the General Fee of $120

Dental Medicine: $1,530, plus the General Fee of $120

Veterinary Medicine: $1,330, plus the General Fee of $120

Social Work: $1,530, plus the General Fee of $120

Annenberg School: $1,630 plus the General Fee of $120

Room and Board: $1,000; Books and Equipment: $100; Personal Expenses: $320
1966College, 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: $1,770; General Fee: $180

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: $1,730, plus the General Fee of $120

Education: $1,730, plus the General Fee of $120

Fine Arts: $1,730, plus the General Fee of $120

Law: $1,730, plus the General Fee of $120

Medicine: $1,730, plus the General Fee of $120

Dental Medicine: $1,730, plus the General Fee of $120

Veterinary Medicine: $1,630, plus the General Fee of $120

Social Work: $1,730, plus the General Fee of $120

Annenberg School: $1,730 plus the General Fee of $120

Room and Board: $1,000; Books and Equipment: $100; Personal Expenses: $450
1967College, 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: $1,770; General Fee: $180

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: $1,730, plus the General Fee of $120

Education: $1,730, plus the General Fee of $120

Fine Arts: $1,730, plus the General Fee of $120

Law: $1,730, plus the General Fee of $120

Medicine: $1,730, plus the General Fee of $120

Dental Medicine: $1,730, plus the General Fee of $120

Veterinary Medicine: $1,630, plus the General Fee of $120

Social Work: $1,730, plus the General Fee of $120

Annenberg School: $1,730 plus the General Fee of $120

Room and Board: $1,000; Books and Equipment: $100; Personal Expenses: $450
1968College, 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: $1,950; General Fee: $200

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: $1,950, plus the General Fee of $200

Education: $1,950, plus the General Fee of $200

Fine Arts: $1,950, plus the General Fee of $200

Law: $1,950, plus the General Fee of $200

Medicine: $1,950, plus the General Fee of $200

Dental Medicine: $1,950, plus the General Fee of $200

Veterinary Medicine: $2,150, plus the General Fee of $200

Social Work: $1,950, plus the General Fee of $200

Annenberg School: $1,950 plus the General Fee of $200

Room and Board: $1,050; Books and Equipment: $100; Personal Expenses: $450
1969College, 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: $2,150; General Fee: $200

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: $2,150, plus the General Fee of $200

Education: $2,150, plus the General Fee of $200

Fine Arts: $2,150, plus the General Fee of $200

Law: $2,150, plus the General Fee of $200

Medicine: $2,150, plus the General Fee of $200

Dental Medicine: $2,150, plus the General Fee of $200

Veterinary Medicine: $2,350, plus the General Fee of $200

Social Work: $2,150, plus the General Fee of $200

Annenberg School: $2,150 plus the General Fee of $200

Room and Board: $1,150; Books and Equipment: $150; Personal Expenses: $350

Notes:

* Undergraduate expenses only

Sources:

1960: 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.

1961: Minutes of the Trustees for 11 November 1960 and University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate Catalogue for 1961-1962, at p. 10; University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate Programs, 1962-1963, at p. 159.

1962-1963: Minutes of the Trustees for 8 December 1961 and University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate Catalogue for 1962-1963, at p. 10; University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate Catalogue for 1963-1964, at p. 10; University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate Programs, 1963-1964, at p. 159; University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate Programs, 1964-1965, at p. 159; Minutes of the Trustees for 13 December 1963.

1964-1965: Minutes of the Trustees for 13 December 1963 and University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate Catalogue for 1964-1965, at p. 9; University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate Catalogue for 1965-1966, at p. 9; University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate Programs, 1965-1966, at p. 164; Minutes of the Trustees for 22 January 1965 and Minutes of the Executive Board of the Trustees for 19 March 1965.

1966-1967: Minutes of the Trustees for 21 January 1966 and University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate Catalogue for 1966-1967, at p. 9; University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate Courses of Study for 1967-1968, at p. 9; University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate Programs, 1966-1967, at p. 166.

1968: Minutes of the Trustees for 15 September 1967 and University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate Courses of Study for 1968-1969, at p. 9; University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate Programs, 1969-1970, at p. 178; University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: School of Veterinary Medicine, 1969-1971, at p. 18.

1969: Minutes of the Trustees for 21 February 1969 and University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate Courses of Study for 1969-1970, at p. 9; University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate Programs, 1970-1971, at p. 173.

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

 

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