Philadelphia University
Higher EducationPennsylvania, United States501-1000 Employees
Jefferson, created in 2017 by joining Jefferson Medical College and Philadelphia Textile School, operates as a professional-focused national doctoral university based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It maintains a global footprint and emphasizes experiential learning through its Nexus Learning approach. The university enrolls more than 8,400 students across undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in more than 200 disciplines, including architecture, business, design, fashion, engineering, health, medicine, nursing, science, social sciences, and textiles. Based in Philadelphia, Jefferson serves a broad student body across professional disciplines and seeks to strengthen the healthcare workforce and regional education through expansion. Recently, the university disclosed plans to establish a regional campus for Sidney Kimmel Medical College in Delaware, indicating a strategic expansion of its healthcare education footprint.