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#13 of 2,597 In North America
#12 of 2,496 In the United States
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Acceptance rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Avg. cost to attend
$26,123 /y
Aid receiving
57%
Undergraduates
11,250
Graduates
16,951
Male:Female Ratio
43:57
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 7% 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 7% 6% 7%
Applicants 54,588 25,055 29,533
Admissions 3,549 1,627 1,922
Freshmen enrolled full time 2,409 1,071 1,338

1,186 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

2,733 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,153 or 48%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1500
or below

75% of them
had 1570
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Pennsylvania are 1500-1570 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
545 or 23%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 34
or below

75% of them
had 35
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Pennsylvania are 34-35 (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 9160 (32%)
Nonresident Alien 6931 (25%)
Asian 5764 (20%)
Hispanic 2054 (7%)
Black or African American 1836 (7%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 1526 (5%)
Two or more races 894 (3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 11 (0%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 11 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend University of Pennsylvania is $26,123 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.

Net average cost to attend
$26,123/year
Average aid awarded
$57,175
Students receiving aid
57%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $344
$30-48K $4,611
$48-75K $11,544
$75-110K $22,549
$110K+ $48,881

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $56,212$39,838
Tuition in-state $56,212$39,838
Tuition out-of-state $56,212$39,838
Fee in-district $7,240$4,324
Fee in-state $7,240$4,324
Fee out-of-state $7,240$4,324

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 6,316
Combined charge for room and board $17,888
Room charge $11,754
Meal charge $6,134

University of Pennsylvania majors

University of Pennsylvania has granted 2,869 bachelor's degrees across 83 programs, 4,535 master's across 111 programs, and 1,362 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 130 460 15
Finance, General 344 179 4
Law 264
Business Administration and Management, General 58 184 1
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 194 23 22
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 6 212
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 195 22
Computer Science 109 102
Management Science 57 144 6
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 196
Education, General 170 16
Social Work 149 25
Perioperative & Operating Room and Surgical Nurse & Nursing 171
Medicine 170
Dentistry 169
Philosophy, Other 169
Neuroscience 128 2 20
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 147
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 135 6 5
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 11 117 4
Veterinary Medicine 123
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 53 44 24
Mechanical Engineering 43 51 18
Political Science and Government, General 99 6 7
Environmental Studies 13 97
International & Globalization Studies 35 70
Physics, General 48 34 17
Public Administration 91
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 71 19
Chemistry, General 19 40 29
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 74 4 9
Counseling Psychology 86
Materials Engineering 25 47 11
Behavioral Sciences 82
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 21 50 11
Communication and Media Studies, Other 59 10 11
English Language and Literature, General 53 17 9
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 28 31 16
Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management 73
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 31 35 4
Public Health, Other 69
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 68
Artificial Intelligence 66
Cognitive Science, General 66
History, General 40 15 11
Systems Engineering 36 30
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 34 25 4
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 6 53
Mathematics, General 37 11 10
Statistics, General 26 27 5
Community Health Services & Liaison & Counseling 57
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 34 23
Developmental and Child Psychology 49 1
International Relations and Affairs 48
Organizational Behavior Studies 4 40
Pediatric Nurse & Nursing 44
Legal Studies 41
Psychology, General 41
Sociology, General 19 6 13
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 2 35
Biochemistry 35
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 34
Reading Teacher Education 31 3
Biotechnology 33
Epidemiology 27 6
Fine & Studio Arts, General 22 10
Criminology 17 13 1
Bioethics & Medical Ethics 30
Data Modeling & Warehousing and Database Administration 29
Education, Other 13 16
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching 27
Family Practice Nurse & Nursing 26
Medical Science & Scientist 26
Philosophy 19 4 3
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 24
Anthropology, General 11 1 11
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 6 13 4
Educational Statistics and Research Methods 23
Financial Mathematics 23
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 13 5 4
Nurse Anesthetist 22
Engineering Design 21
Real Estate 9 12
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 1 7 13
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1 19
Computer Engineering, General 20
Curriculum and Instruction 17 3
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 20
Architecture 10 5 4
Biostatistics 8 11
Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse & Nursing 19
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 18
Urban Studies & Affairs 18
Educational & Instructional Technology 16 1
Accounting 1 11 4
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 7 4 5
Social Studies Teacher Education 16
Elementary Education and Teaching 15
Engineering, Other 15
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 15
Genetic Counseling & Counselor 15
Design and Visual Communications, General 14
Linguistics 10 4
Pharmacology 13
Public Policy Analysis, General 13
Applied Mathematics, General 9 3
Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other 12
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 11
Computational Science 11
Music, General 5 6
Nurse Midwife & Nursing Midwifery 11
Anthrozoology 10
Business & Commerce, General 5 3 2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 9 1
Comparative Literature 3 2 5
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 10
Physics, Other 10
Geology & Earth Science, General 9
Visual and Performing Arts, General 8
Women's Health Nurse & Nursing 8
African-American & Black Studies 5 2
Bioinformatics 7
Nanotechnology 7
Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education 7
Biomedical Sciences, General 6
General Literature 6
Nursing Administration 6
Demography and Population Studies 1 4
Immunology 5
Mathematics Teacher Education 5
Religion & Religious Studies 3 1 1
Asian Studies & Civilization 2 2
Biophysics 4
History, Other 2 2
Mathematics and Computer Science 4
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 4
Russian Language and Literature 4
French Language and Literature 3
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 3
Maternal & Child Health and Neonatal Nurse & Nursing 3
Middle & Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1 2
Spanish Language and Literature 3
Women's Studies 3
Archeology 1 1
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 2
German Language and Literature 1 1
Latin American Studies 2
Medical Informatics 2
Psychology, Other 2
Social Sciences, Other 2
Actuarial Science 1
Health Professions Education 1
Health & Medical Preparatory Programs, Other 1
International Business & Trade & Commerce 1
Italian Language and Literature 1
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 1
Grand Total 2,869 4,535 1,362

University of Pennsylvania has a graduation rate of 96%, which is among the 2% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 96% 94% 98%
  • Full-time retention rate - 98%
  • Part-time retention rate - 93%

Publications & Citations

University of Pennsylvania is a world-class research university with 311,907 scientific papers published and 13,224,055 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Genetics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Biochemistry, Psychology, Pathology, and Engineering.

Publications
311,907
Citations
13,224,055

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
204,836 / 9,864,094
Medicine
204,092 / 8,862,119
Chemistry
145,649 / 7,629,179
Genetics
127,904 / 6,672,398
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
120,312 / 4,548,033
Computer Science
119,471 / 5,289,082
Biochemistry
111,437 / 6,166,655
Psychology
100,908 / 4,402,520
Pathology
97,878 / 4,437,632
Engineering
95,839 / 4,300,866
Physics
93,174 / 4,194,895
Environmental Science
74,827 / 3,105,427
Surgery
66,589 / 2,449,229
Psychiatry
65,250 / 2,789,595
Political Science
58,945 / 2,038,097
Mathematics
58,632 / 2,581,918
Law
56,131 / 1,982,988
Quantum and Particle physics
53,048 / 2,481,902
Organic Chemistry
52,151 / 2,659,817
Sociology
50,914 / 1,880,054
Immunology
50,502 / 2,600,514
Philosophy
50,417 / 1,919,165
Statistics
48,838 / 2,204,650
Neuroscience
45,912 / 2,347,459
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
39,456 / 1,435,168
Materials Science
39,154 / 1,947,282
Business
37,682 / 1,661,481
Geology
37,473 / 1,579,740
Economics
37,145 / 1,491,212
Geography and Cartography
34,703 / 1,353,824
Oncology and Cancer research
32,165 / 1,672,750
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
31,509 / 1,312,781
Paleontology
29,381 / 1,263,302
History
28,455 / 971,383
Public Health
28,131 / 1,180,083
Anatomy and Physiology
27,230 / 1,100,570
Linguistics
26,673 / 1,062,364
Optical Engineering
26,491 / 1,208,439
Demography
25,155 / 1,118,405
Ecology
23,626 / 1,005,390

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 2768 45981
1992 2865 51169
1993 2954 53724
1994 3131 58542
1995 3133 64048
1996 3564 70909
1997 3769 78944
1998 3904 91770
1999 4053 102870
2000 4307 116646
2001 4880 131625
2002 5370 154851
2003 5610 173868
2004 5919 193570
2005 6578 222967
2006 7038 251698
2007 6840 281169
2008 7254 308875
2009 7722 343054
2010 8284 385938
2011 8892 431010
2012 9351 476390
2013 10249 516437
2014 10664 555466
2015 11074 591412
2016 11664 611342
2017 12053 641906
2018 13457 698774
2019 14096 767583
2020 16234 904519
2021 15899 1009743
2022 14746 1003545
2023 14628 992949
Academic rankings

University of Pennsylvania alumni

  1. Donald Trump

    Donald Trump
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1946-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    politicianreal estate entrepreneurtelevision producerinvestormerchant
    Biography

    Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.

  2. Elon Musk

    Elon Musk
    Born in
    South Africa Flag South Africa
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania
    1991-1995 graduated with Bachelor of Science in physics
    Occupations
    entrepreneurprogrammerbusinesspersoninvestorengineer
    Biography

    Elon Reeve Musk is a businessman and investor. He is the founder, chairman, CEO, and CTO of SpaceX; angel investor, CEO, product architect, and former chairman of Tesla, Inc.; owner, chairman, and CTO of X Corp.; founder of the Boring Company and xAI; co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI; and president of the Musk Foundation. He is the second wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$232 billion as of December 2023, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, and $182.6 billion according to Forbes, primarily from his ownership stakes in Tesla and SpaceX.

  3. Warren Buffett

    Warren Buffett
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1930-.. (age 94)
    Occupations
    entrepreneureconomistshareholderinvestorfinancier
    Biography

    Warren Edward Buffett is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist who currently serves as the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. As a result of his immense investment success, Buffett is one of the best-known investors in the world. As of January 2024, he had a net worth of $122 billion, making him the tenth-richest person in the world.

  4. Noam Chomsky

    Noam Chomsky
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1928-.. (age 96)
    Enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania
    1945-1949 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    1949-1951 graduated with Master of Arts
    Occupations
    anti-zionistmedia criticphilosopherpsychologisthuman rights activist
    Biography

    Avram Noam Chomsky is an American professor and public intellectual known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He is a laureate professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona and an institute professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Among the most cited living authors, Chomsky has written more than 150 books on topics such as linguistics, war, and politics. Ideologically, he aligns with anarcho-syndicalism and libertarian socialism.

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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 19,145
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 34th & Spruce Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-6303
United States
City population 1,604,000
Phone 2158985000

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