University of Pennsylvania: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #15 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #13 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #12 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #1 of 155 | In Pennsylvania |
| #1 of 19 | In Philadelphia |
| #1 of 1,026 | For Cosmetology |
| Top10 | For 56 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 5%
- Undergraduates
- 11,478
- Graduates
- 17,631
- Male:Female Ratio
- 44:56
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.upenn.edu
University of Pennsylvania Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of Pennsylvania has an acceptance rate of 5% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Applicants | 65,226 | 30,339 | 34,887 |
| Admissions | 3,523 | 1,634 | 1,889 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 2,395 | 1,108 | 1,287 |
1,003 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
3,249 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
1,204 or 50%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1510
or below
75% of them
had 1570
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Pennsylvania are 1510-1570 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
416 or 17%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 34
or below
75% of them
had 36
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Pennsylvania are 34-36 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| Recommendations | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| College-preparatory program | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Considered but not required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
| TOEFL | Considered but not required |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 7969 (27%) |
|---|---|
| Nonresident Alien | 6903 (24%) |
| Asian | 5811 (20%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 2965 (10%) |
| Hispanic | 2419 (8%) |
| Black or African American | 2035 (7%) |
| Two or more races | 976 (3%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 11 (0%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 (0%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend University of Pennsylvania is $23,570 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
Average costs by household income
| <$30K | $1,026 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $316 |
| $48-75K | $10,439 |
| $75-110K | $25,476 |
| $110K+ | $55,972 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $60,920 | $43,174 |
| Tuition in-state | $60,920 | $43,174 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $60,920 | $43,174 |
| Fee in-district | $7,766 | $4,670 |
| Fee in-state | $7,766 | $4,670 |
| Fee out-of-state | $7,766 | $4,670 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 5,985 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $19,174 |
| Room charge | $12,640 |
| Meal charge | $6,534 |
University of Pennsylvania majors
University of Pennsylvania has granted 2,827 bachelor's degrees across 81 programs, 5,532 master's across 117 programs, and 1,507 doctorate degrees across 70 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Pennsylvania.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 145 | 728 | 17 |
| Financial Analytics | 332 | 255 | 4 |
| Law | 305 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 33 | 263 | |
| Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies | 17 | 251 | |
| Computer Science | 95 | 160 | |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 194 | 49 | |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 161 | 29 | 22 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 58 | 113 | 40 |
| Social Work | 167 | 25 | |
| Management Science | 61 | 122 | 7 |
| Dentistry | 187 | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 18 | 148 | 18 |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 160 | 6 | 10 |
| Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology | 172 | ||
| Environmental Studies | 14 | 157 | |
| Neuroscience | 152 | 19 | |
| Public Administration | 169 | ||
| Philosophy, Other | 161 | ||
| Education, General | 151 | 9 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 63 | 71 | 21 |
| Medicine | 148 | ||
| Health & Health Care Administration & Management | 20 | 121 | 2 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 101 | 23 | |
| Veterinary Medicine | 124 | ||
| International & Globalization Studies | 46 | 76 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 99 | 2 | 11 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 24 | 80 | 6 |
| Chemistry, General | 24 | 48 | 36 |
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | 102 | ||
| Perioperative & Operating Room and Surgical Nurse & Nursing | 102 | ||
| Counseling Psychology | 88 | ||
| Systems Engineering | 21 | 67 | |
| Artificial Intelligence | 87 | ||
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 86 | ||
| Community Health Services & Liaison & Counseling | 85 | ||
| Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 | 77 | |
| Physics, General | 46 | 15 | 19 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 62 | 7 | 10 |
| Behavioral Sciences | 74 | ||
| Communication and Media Studies, Other | 56 | 7 | 11 |
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 38 | 34 | |
| Statistics, General | 32 | 32 | 5 |
| Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | 23 | 30 | 15 |
| Materials Engineering | 16 | 41 | 9 |
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 45 | 18 | |
| English Language and Literature, General | 33 | 14 | 14 |
| Biotechnology | 59 | ||
| Public Health, Other | 59 | ||
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor | 59 | ||
| Psychology, General | 53 | ||
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | 51 | ||
| Data Modeling & Warehousing and Database Administration | 49 | ||
| Biochemistry | 48 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 29 | 7 | 12 |
| Educational & Instructional Technology | 46 | ||
| Cognitive Science, General | 45 | ||
| Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management | 45 | ||
| Organizational Behavior Studies | 7 | 37 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 9 | 34 | |
| Bioethics & Medical Ethics | 42 | ||
| Educational Statistics and Research Methods | 40 | 2 | |
| Criminology | 19 | 19 | 3 |
| Anthropology, General | 18 | 4 | 15 |
| History, General | 23 | 6 | 8 |
| Pediatric Nurse & Nursing | 37 | ||
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | 36 | ||
| Reading Teacher Education | 36 | ||
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 10 | 23 | 2 |
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 14 | 19 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | 32 | ||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 29 | 2 | |
| Engineering Design | 30 | ||
| Medical Science & Scientist | 29 | ||
| Education, Other | 18 | 10 | |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 28 | ||
| Nurse Anesthetist | 27 | ||
| Epidemiology | 23 | 3 | |
| Real Estate | 15 | 11 | |
| Philosophy | 16 | 2 | 6 |
| Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse & Nursing | 24 | ||
| Anthrozoology | 23 | ||
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 1 | 22 | |
| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | 14 | 9 | |
| Financial Mathematics | 22 | ||
| International Relations and Affairs | 22 | ||
| Architecture | 9 | 5 | 7 |
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 14 | 1 | 6 |
| Accounting | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| Applied Mathematics, General | 11 | 9 | |
| Family Practice Nurse & Nursing | 20 | ||
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 20 | ||
| Nursing Administration | 5 | 15 | |
| Computational Science | 19 | ||
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 19 | ||
| Genetic Counseling & Counselor | 18 | ||
| Urban Studies & Affairs | 17 | ||
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 16 | ||
| Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology | 16 | ||
| Biostatistics | 11 | 3 | |
| Business & Commerce, General | 13 | 1 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 14 | ||
| Linguistics | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Pharmacology | 1 | 13 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | 13 | ||
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 13 | ||
| Engineering, Other | 12 | ||
| Bioinformatics | 11 | ||
| Computer Engineering, General | 11 | ||
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Immunology | 1 | 10 | |
| Biophysics | 10 | ||
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 10 | ||
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 1 | 9 | |
| Nurse Midwife & Nursing Midwifery | 10 | ||
| Physics, Other | 10 | ||
| Advanced & Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other | 9 | ||
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | 9 | ||
| Office Management and Supervision | 8 | ||
| Social Sciences, Other | 8 | ||
| Comparative Literature | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Medical Informatics | 7 | ||
| Nanotechnology | 7 | ||
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 7 | ||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 6 | ||
| Communication, General | 6 | ||
| Health & Medical Preparatory Programs, Other | 6 | ||
| Women's Health Nurse & Nursing | 6 | ||
| African-American & Black Studies | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 5 | ||
| Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other | 5 | ||
| Music, General | 5 | ||
| Psychology, Other | 5 | ||
| Russian Language and Literature | 4 | 1 | |
| General Literature | 4 | ||
| History, Other | 1 | 3 | |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 4 | ||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education | 4 | ||
| Archeology | 3 | ||
| Asian Studies & Civilization | 1 | 2 | |
| Business Analytics | 2 | 1 | |
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 3 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 3 | ||
| Maternal & Child Health and Neonatal Nurse & Nursing | 3 | ||
| Demography and Population Studies | 1 | 1 | |
| Portuguese Language and Literature | 2 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 2 | ||
| Women's Studies | 2 | ||
| Finance, General | 1 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| German Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Humanities & Humanistic Studies | 1 | ||
| International Business & Trade & Commerce | 1 | ||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 1 | ||
| Middle & Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | ||
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 1 | ||
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 1 | ||
| South Asian Studies | 1 | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 2,827 | 5,532 | 1,507 |
University of Pennsylvania has a graduation rate of 97%, which is among the 2% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 97% | 95% | 98% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
University of Pennsylvania is a world-class research university with 373,035 scientific papers published and 19,109,079 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Biochemistry, Psychology, Pathology, and Engineering.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3325 | 72402 |
| 1994 | 3542 | 79051 |
| 1995 | 3670 | 86274 |
| 1996 | 4028 | 95153 |
| 1997 | 4329 | 105276 |
| 1998 | 4503 | 121529 |
| 1999 | 4675 | 135843 |
| 2000 | 4946 | 155644 |
| 2001 | 5517 | 174632 |
| 2002 | 6138 | 209179 |
| 2003 | 6487 | 235785 |
| 2004 | 6910 | 257722 |
| 2005 | 7536 | 294764 |
| 2006 | 8092 | 331099 |
| 2007 | 7913 | 367325 |
| 2008 | 8504 | 411727 |
| 2009 | 8887 | 452192 |
| 2010 | 9451 | 507562 |
| 2011 | 10164 | 567287 |
| 2012 | 10537 | 623874 |
| 2013 | 11528 | 675490 |
| 2014 | 11800 | 723620 |
| 2015 | 12235 | 762993 |
| 2016 | 12035 | 782711 |
| 2017 | 12720 | 832724 |
| 2018 | 14079 | 886169 |
| 2019 | 15549 | 980252 |
| 2020 | 17557 | 1177398 |
| 2021 | 16825 | 1287433 |
| 2022 | 15723 | 1222909 |
| 2023 | 16272 | 1246604 |
| 2024 | 15007 | 1222075 |
| 2025 | 12738 | 1088858 |
University of Pennsylvania alumni
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Donald Trump
- Enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania
- 1966-1968 graduated with Bachelor of Science in economics
- Occupations
- merchantinvestortelevision producerreal estate entrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
-
Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.
-
Elon Musk
- Enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania
- 1992-1995 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in economics
- 1991-1995 graduated with Bachelor of Science in physics
- Occupations
- investorengineerinventortechnology entrepreneurentrepreneur
- Biography
-
Elon Reeve Musk is a businessman and entrepreneur known for his leadership of Tesla, SpaceX, Twitter, and xAI. Musk has been the wealthiest person in the world since 2025; as of February 2026, Forbes estimates his net worth to be around US$852 billion.
-
Ivanka Trump
- Occupations
- television presenternon-fiction writermodelfashion designerpolitician
- Biography
-
Ivana Marie "Ivanka" Trump is an American businesswoman. She is the second child of U.S. President Donald Trump and his first wife, Ivana Trump. Ivanka was a presidential advisor in her father's first administration (2017–2021), and also the director of the Office of Economic Initiatives and Entrepreneurship.
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Warren Buffett
- Enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania
- Studied in 1947
- Occupations
- entrepreneurfinancierinvestorshareholdereconomist
- Biography
-
Warren Edward Buffett is an American investor and philanthropist who is the chairman and former CEO of the conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway. As a result of his success, Buffett is one of the best-known investors in America. According to Forbes, as of January 2026, Buffett's estimated net worth stood at US$148.9 billion, making him the ninth-richest individual in the world.
General info
| Alternative names | Penn U of P Wharton U-Penn University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business U of PA UPenn Pennsylvania University Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1740 |
| Motto | Leges sine moribus vanae Laws without morals are useless |
| Colors | red, blue |
| Academic calendar | September to May (September - December; January-May) |
| Total FTE staff | 20,276 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 34th & Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-6303 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 1,604,000 |
| Phone | 2158985000 |