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University of Pennsylvania Overview

University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The location of UPenn is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is University of Pennsylvania Known For?

3,628 Undergraduate Awards
$59,061 Avg Cost After Aid
9% Acceptance Rate
  • Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at UPenn since the student to facuty ratio is 6 to 1.
  • The student loan default rate at UPenn is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UPenn.
  • In 2019-2020, 79% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UPenn makes roughly $103,246 a year. This is 153% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from UPenn to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

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University of Pennsylvania Rankings

UPenn is ranked #18 out of 2,018 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 1% of all schools in the nation! UPenn also holds the #3 spot on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

UPenn has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#10 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#12 Best Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#15 Best Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UPenn.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#2 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#15 Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UPenn has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools College Factual
#2 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools College Factual
#2 Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#2 Best Legal Professions Schools College Factual
#6 Best Health Professions Schools College Factual
#14 Best Nursing Schools Nursing Degree Search

Where Is University of Pennsylvania?

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Contact details for UPenn are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 34Th & Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6303
Phone: 215-898-5000
Website: www.upenn.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Philadelphia-PA/University-of-Pennsylvania/98508878775
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Penn

How Do I Get Into UPenn?

You can apply to UPenn online at: www.admissions.upenn.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for UPenn

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into UPenn?

9% Acceptance Rate
53% Of Accepted Are Women
65% Submit SAT Scores
If you plan to apply to UPenn, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 9%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 8%, and the acceptance rate for women is 10%.

Average Test Scores

About 65% of students accepted to UPenn submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 710 and 770. Math scores were between 750 and 800.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Pennsylvania  ( 710 to 770 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Pennsylvania  ( 750 to 800 )
200
800
UPenn received ACT scores from 35% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 34 and 36. Math scores were between 31 and 35. Composite scores were between 33 and 35.

ACT English Scores for University of Pennsylvania  ( 34 to 36 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for University of Pennsylvania  ( 31 to 35 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Pennsylvania  ( 33 to 35 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Pennsylvania?

$59,061 Net Price
12% Take Out Loans
0.9% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of UPenn is $59,061. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UPenn, approximately 12% of students took out student loans averaging $10,681 a year. That adds up to $42,724 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UPenn is 0.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Student Diversity

9,960 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 11,155 undergraduate students at UPenn, with 9,960 being full-time and 1,195 being part-time.

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There are also 15,397 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,960 full-time undergraduates at UPenn, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Pennsylvania students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2,438
Black or African American 758
Hispanic or Latino 1,028
White 3,618
International Students 1,288
Other Races/Ethnicities 830

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at University of Pennsylvania. At this time, 49 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 138 countries are represented at UPenn. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Pennsylvania

17,087 Took All Classes Online
22,488 Took At Least One Class Online
447.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 22,488 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UPenn has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 15th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UPenn

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Pennsylvania was $60,042 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how UPenn is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Health Professions #25 #25

Online Affordability Rankings of UPenn Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Pennsylvania was $60,042 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how UPenn is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #51 #51

Online Growth Rankings of UPenn

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Pennsylvania was 447.0%. This is the #181 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UPenn regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UPenn majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 21%
English Language & Literature 34%
Health Professions 4%
Human Resource Management 27%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies 11%
Nursing 2%
Other Statistics 57%
Physical Sciences 5%
Psychology 12%
Writing Studies 78%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UPenn ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UPenn.

Major Growth Rate Rank
English Language & Literature #1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #6
Human Resource Management #7
Social Work #7
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology #8
Mathematics & Statistics #10
Computer Information Systems #13
Health & Medical Administrative Services #15
Psychology #19
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities #21
Liberal Arts General Studies #21
Public Administration & Social Service #22
Computer & Information Sciences #24
Business Administration & Management #58
Health Professions #64
Business, Management & Marketing #94

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Finance & Financial Management 0 353 0 303 2 658
Nursing 0 189 0 382 49 620
Business Administration & Management 0 149 2 465 3 619
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 208 0 363 5 576
Computer Information Systems 0 156 0 365 17 538
Economics 0 222 0 24 27 273
Law 0 0 0 0 258 258
Philosophy 0 199 0 5 2 206
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 204 0 204
Computer Science 0 108 0 91 0 199
Social Work 0 0 0 163 17 180
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 0 1 164 0 165
Dentistry 0 0 0 0 163 163
General Biology 0 146 0 6 6 158
Medicine 0 0 0 0 156 156
Educational Administration 0 0 0 117 38 155
Political Science & Government 0 139 1 8 6 154
Child Development & Psychology 0 77 0 64 12 153
Mechanical Engineering 0 62 0 76 9 147
Marketing 0 72 0 68 4 144
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 29 6 102 2 139
General Education 0 0 0 122 12 134
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 20 100 0 0 12 132
Biomedical Engineering 0 45 0 62 20 127
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 35 0 0 84 0 119
International Studies 0 48 0 69 0 117
Electrical Engineering 0 26 0 75 15 116
General English Literature 0 82 0 15 8 105
Physics 0 48 3 32 16 99
Communication & Media Studies 0 71 0 15 10 96
Mental & Social Health Services 0 80 0 16 0 96
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 80 4 84
Natural Resources Conservation 0 6 0 78 0 84
Statistics 0 62 0 17 4 83
Real Estate 0 31 25 26 0 82
Systems Engineering 0 40 0 41 0 81
Chemistry 0 15 0 30 31 76
Cognitive Science 0 72 0 0 0 72
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 71 0 71
History 0 53 0 7 11 71
Behavioral Science 0 0 0 64 0 64
Human Resource Management 7 2 0 50 0 59
Public Administration 0 0 0 59 0 59
Materials Engineering 0 14 0 40 4 58
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 46 0 0 11 57
Public Health 0 0 0 55 0 55
Fine & Studio Arts 0 27 0 21 5 53
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 2 48 50
Mathematics 0 35 0 6 8 49
Chemical Engineering 0 23 0 15 10 48
General Psychology 0 0 0 48 0 48
Criminology 0 31 0 15 0 46
International Relations & National Security 0 44 0 0 0 44
Legal Research 0 0 0 42 0 42
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 41 0 41
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 0 41 0 41
Accounting 0 19 0 20 1 40
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 19 19 0 38
Biotechnology 0 0 0 37 0 37
Liberal Arts General Studies 6 9 0 22 0 37
Sociology 0 23 0 6 8 37
Writing Studies 36 0 0 0 0 36
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 35 0 35
Romance Languages 0 18 0 7 10 35
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 15 18 33
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 19 0 4 10 33
Medical Science 0 0 1 32 0 33
General Business/Commerce 0 30 0 2 0 32
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 26 6 32
Urban Studies 0 32 0 0 0 32
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 29 2 31
Other Health Professions 0 0 4 27 0 31
Public Policy 0 27 4 0 0 31
East Asian Languages 0 9 0 17 4 30
Anthropology 0 24 0 2 3 29
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 0 0 28 0 28
Other Statistics 28 0 0 0 0 28
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 28 0 0 0 28
Other Education 0 0 0 13 14 27
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 17 0 8 2 27
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 23 3 26
Education Philosophy 0 0 0 22 0 22
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 20 0 1 21
Area Studies 0 17 0 2 2 21
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 0 5 16 0 21
Computer Software & Applications 0 0 0 19 0 19
Nanotechnology 0 0 0 19 0 19
Computational Science 0 0 8 11 0 19
General Architecture 0 12 0 0 5 17
Computer Engineering 0 17 0 0 0 17
Ethnic Studies 0 15 0 0 2 17
Other Engineering 0 16 0 0 0 16
Geography & Cartography 0 0 3 13 0 16
Classical Languages & Literature 0 10 0 1 2 13
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 13 0 0 0 13
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 0 0 12 12
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 1 8 9
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 5 4 0 9
Music 0 3 0 2 4 9
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 3 0 3 2 8
Religious Studies 0 4 0 1 3 8
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 7 0 7
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 6 0 0 0 6
Sustainability Science 0 0 0 6 0 6
Design & Applied Arts 0 5 1 0 0 6
Drama & Theater Arts 0 5 0 0 0 5
Environmental Design 0 0 4 0 0 4
International Business 0 0 0 4 0 4
Demography & Population Studies 0 0 0 3 1 4
Germanic Languages 0 2 0 0 1 3
Archeology 0 0 0 1 2 3
General Sales & Marketing 0 2 0 0 0 2
General Social Sciences 0 1 0 0 0 1
Landscape Architecture 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Insurance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Systems Networking 0 0 0 0 0 0
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 0 0
Geoscience Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 0 0 0
Historic Preservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 132 3,496 112 4,816 1,131 9,687

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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