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#12 of 2,597 In North America
#11 of 2,496 In the United States
#1 of 155 In Pennsylvania
#1 of 19 In Philadelphia
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Acceptance rate
6%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Avg. cost to attend
$14,578 /y
Aid receiving
63%
Undergraduates
11,292
Graduates
16,746
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 6% 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 6% 6% 6%
Applicants 56,332 26,640 29,692
Admissions 3,304 1,505 1,799
Freshmen enrolled full time 2,418 1,103 1,315

2,674 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

2,890 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,183 or 49%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1480
or below

75% of them
had 1570
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Pennsylvania are 1480-1570 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
732 or 30%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 33
or below

75% of them
had 35
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Pennsylvania are 33-35 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

Recommendations Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
College-preparatory program Recommended
TOEFL Recommended
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 10140 (36%)
Nonresident Alien 6392 (23%)
Asian 5383 (19%)
Hispanic 2214 (8%)
Black or African American 1878 (7%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 1112 (4%)
Two or more races 891 (3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 9 (0%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 6 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend University of Pennsylvania is $14,578 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
$14,578/year
Average aid awarded
$50,778
Students receiving aid
63%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $580
$30-48K $1,938
$48-75K $3,300
$75-110K $13,819
$110K+ $36,472

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $54,652$38,732
Tuition in-state $54,652$38,732
Tuition out-of-state $54,652$38,732
Fee in-district $7,058$4,200
Fee in-state $7,058$4,200
Fee out-of-state $7,058$4,200

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 6,400
Combined charge for room and board $17,304
Room charge $11,358
Meal charge $5,946

University of Pennsylvania majors

University of Pennsylvania has granted 2,830 bachelor's degrees across 84 programs, 4,299 master's across 116 programs, and 1,251 doctorate degrees across 68 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Pennsylvania.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Finance, General 304 200 2
Computer and Information Sciences, General 119 265 17
Business Administration and Management, General 78 245 3
Management Science 61 209
Law 258
Perioperative & Operating Room and Surgical Nurse & Nursing 218
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 159 23 27
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 181 25
Computer Science 108 90
Social Work 163 17
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 168
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 164
Dentistry 163
Philosophy, Other 163
Medicine 156
Mechanical Engineering 61 75 9
Political Science and Government, General 121 8 6
Education, General 122 12
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 119 6 6
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 45 61 20
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 21 102 2
Veterinary Medicine 123
International & Globalization Studies 48 69
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 25 74 15
Neuroscience 95 12
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 36 56 5
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 74 18
English Language and Literature, General 67 15 8
Artificial Intelligence 87
Communication and Media Studies, Other 62 15 10
Counseling Psychology 84
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 66 6 8
Systems Engineering 38 41
Community Health Services & Liaison & Counseling 78
Environmental Studies 3 75
Physics, General 40 22 16
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 49 23 4
Chemistry, General 13 30 31
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 71
Cognitive Science, General 65
Behavioral Sciences 64
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 43 20
Developmental and Child Psychology 57 4
Public Administration 59
Materials Engineering 13 40 4
Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management 55
Public Health, Other 54
Organizational Behavior Studies 2 50
Pediatric Nurse & Nursing 52
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 2 48
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 23 15 10
Psychology, General 48
Statistics, General 31 13 4
Criminology 28 15
International Relations and Affairs 43
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 42
Bioethics & Medical Ethics 40
History, General 29 2 9
Mathematics, General 24 6 8
Biotechnology 37
Educational & Instructional Technology 34
Fine & Studio Arts, General 16 16
Medical Science & Scientist 32
Sociology, General 20 4 7
Family Practice Nurse & Nursing 30
Biochemistry 29
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 7 17 4
Legal Studies 28
Education, Other 13 14
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 27
Urban Studies & Affairs 27
Epidemiology 23 3
Philosophy 19 5 2
Educational Statistics and Research Methods 23 2
Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse & Nursing 25
Reading Teacher Education 21 4
Anthropology, General 19 2 3
Nurse Anesthetist 24
Accounting 3 19 1
Economics, General 23
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 1 22
Biostatistics 14 8
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 22
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching 21
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 21
Elementary Education and Teaching 20
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 20
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 14 5 1
Real Estate 13 7
Data Modeling & Warehousing and Database Administration 19
Engineering Design 19
Nanotechnology 19
Nurse Midwife & Nursing Midwifery 19
Applied Mathematics, General 11 6
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 7 5 5
Computer Engineering, General 17
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 7 10
Architecture 11 5
Engineering, Other 16
Genetic Counseling & Counselor 16
Geology & Earth Science, General 14 2
Linguistics 11 1 4
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 16
Social Studies Teacher Education 16
Comparative Literature 5 3 6
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 13
Business & Commerce, General 10 2
Immunology 12
Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education 12
Visual and Performing Arts, General 12
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 11
Bioinformatics 1 10
Public Policy Analysis, General 11
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 10
Computational Science 10
Mathematics Teacher Education 10
Physics, Other 10
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 6 1 2
Pharmacology 1 8
African-American & Black Studies 7 1
Biomedical Sciences, General 8
Biophysics 8
Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other 8
Music, General 3 2 3
Women's Health Nurse & Nursing 8
Curriculum and Instruction 7
Financial Mathematics 7
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 7
Religion & Religious Studies 3 1 3
Middle & Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1 3 2
Sustainability Studies 6
Maternal & Child Health and Neonatal Nurse & Nursing 5
Spanish Language and Literature 5
Actuarial Science 4
Adult Health Nurse & Nursing 4
Asian Studies & Civilization 2 2
Demography and Population Studies 3 1
Design and Visual Communications, General 4
Logic 4
Medical Informatics 4
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 4
Nursing Administration 4
Women's Studies 4
Archeology 1 2
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 3
International Business & Trade & Commerce 3
Social Sciences, Other 3
Communication, General 2
German Language and Literature 1 1
Latin American Studies 2
Russian Language and Literature 2
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 1
East Asian Studies 1
Environmental Health 1
Environmental Science 1
French Language and Literature 1
History, Other 1
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 1
Jewish & Judaic Studies 1
Natural Resources & Conservation, General 1
Nursing Education 1
Social Sciences, General 1
South Asian Studies 1
Grand Total 2,830 4,299 1,251

University of Pennsylvania has a graduation rate of 96%, which is among the 3% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 96% 95% 98%
  • Full-time retention rate - 98%
  • Part-time retention rate - 94%

Publications & Citations

University of Pennsylvania is a world-class research university with 280,087 scientific papers published and 11,878,311 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
280,087
Citations
11,878,311

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
182,000 / 8,750,410
Medicine
180,089 / 7,803,918
Chemistry
130,119 / 6,795,682
Genetics
113,879 / 5,954,583
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
105,924 / 3,914,504
Computer Science
103,000 / 4,643,562
Biochemistry
99,583 / 5,488,218
Psychology
88,933 / 3,932,469
Pathology
84,899 / 3,843,029
Engineering
84,646 / 3,760,685
Physics
83,022 / 3,695,163
Environmental Science
66,450 / 2,654,371
Surgery
57,491 / 2,120,452
Psychiatry
56,324 / 2,462,664
Political Science
51,556 / 1,708,841
Mathematics
50,986 / 2,174,914
Law
48,666 / 1,647,801
Quantum and Particle physics
46,535 / 2,122,931
Organic Chemistry
46,217 / 2,297,383
Philosophy
45,687 / 1,663,651
Sociology
45,461 / 1,633,836
Immunology
44,894 / 2,263,627
Statistics
41,940 / 1,827,029
Neuroscience
40,390 / 2,086,038
Materials Science
34,876 / 1,722,088
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
33,989 / 1,253,124
Business
33,463 / 1,443,469
Economics
33,152 / 1,268,886
Geology
32,933 / 1,357,326
Geography and Cartography
30,857 / 1,130,511
Oncology and Cancer research
27,788 / 1,454,593
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
27,417 / 1,107,254
Paleontology
25,820 / 1,093,117
History
25,243 / 788,441
Anatomy and Physiology
24,136 / 1,000,391
Public Health
24,076 / 1,019,395
Linguistics
23,986 / 925,488
Optical Engineering
22,655 / 1,002,400
Demography
21,428 / 929,460
Ecology
20,877 / 853,618

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 2404 38451
1991 2532 41906
1992 2600 46657
1993 2692 49017
1994 2804 53508
1995 2888 58636
1996 3283 64975
1997 3476 73050
1998 3642 85286
1999 3815 95447
2000 4018 107773
2001 4525 122172
2002 4634 140485
2003 4979 157702
2004 5486 176743
2005 5969 206868
2006 6577 234964
2007 6316 258953
2008 6873 291252
2009 7197 322861
2010 7875 358347
2011 8245 400661
2012 8865 449254
2013 9629 487979
2014 10221 527933
2015 10503 566569
2016 10863 581919
2017 11637 633104
2018 11987 634616
2019 13022 725308
2020 15151 859482
2021 16822 1069058
2022 13347 970603
Academic rankings

University of Pennsylvania alumni

  1. Donald Trump

    Donald Trump
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1946-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    real estate entrepreneurpoliticiangame show hostchief executive officerbusiness magnate
    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 52)
    Enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania
    1991-1995 graduated with Bachelor of Science in physics
    Occupations
    international forum participantengineerinvestorprogrammerangel investor
    Biography

    Elon Reeve Musk is a business magnate and investor. He is the founder, CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX; angel investor, CEO and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; owner and CEO of Twitter; founder of the Boring Company; co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI; and president of the philanthropic Musk Foundation. With an estimated net worth of around $192 billion as of March 27, 2023, primarily from his ownership stakes in Tesla and SpaceX, Musk is the second-wealthiest person in the world, according to both the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and Forbes's real-time billionaires list.

  3. Shakira

    Shakira
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1977-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    actorsingermodelinternational forum participantcomposer
    Biography

    Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the "Queen of Latin Music" and is noted for her musical versatility. She made her recording debut with Sony Music Colombia at the age of 13. Following the commercial failure of her first two albums, Magia (1991) and Peligro (1993), she rose to prominence in Hispanic countries with her next albums, Pies Descalzos (1995) and Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998). She entered the English-language market with her fifth album, Laundry Service (2001), which sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Buoyed by the international success of her singles "Whenever, Wherever" and "Underneath Your Clothes", the album propelled her reputation as a leading crossover artist. Broadcast Music, Inc., described Shakira as a "pioneer" who extended the global reach of Latino singers.

  4. Warren Buffett

    Warren Buffett
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1930-.. (age 93)
    Occupations
    investorentrepreneurshareholderfinancier
    Biography

    Warren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is one of the best-known fundamental investors in the world as a result of his immense investment success possessing a net worth of $104 billion as of March 2023, making him the fifth-richest person in the world.

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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 18,381
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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