University of Pennsylvania: Statistics
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| 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 1,002 | For Cosmetology |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Quick Review
Acceptance rate
5%
Enrollment
1,947
Average SAT
1,540
Average ACT
35
Avg. cost to attend
$23,570 /y
Aid receiving
63%
Undergraduates
11,478
Graduates
17,631
Male:Female Ratio
44:56
Type
Privatenot-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
Acceptance rate & Admissions
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 |
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
| â– White | 27% |
|---|---|
| â– Nonresident Alien | 24% |
| â– Asian | 20% |
| â– Hispanic | 8% |
| â– Black or African American | 7% |
| â– Two or more races | 3% |
| â– Unknown | 10% |
Tuition
Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at University of Pennsylvania.
| Degree Level | Cost Per Credit |
|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 1,749 CR |
| Bachelor Program | 1,950 CR |
| Master Program | 2,149 CR |
| Ph.D. / Doctoral | 2,850 CR |
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.
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 |
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
| Medicine |
242,080
/ 12,475,871
|
|---|---|
| Biology |
239,952
/ 13,633,979
|
| Chemistry |
166,674
/ 10,137,564
|
| Genetics |
146,713
/ 8,879,676
|
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
143,668
/ 7,055,460
|
| Computer Science |
141,367
/ 7,873,993
|
| Biochemistry |
126,384
/ 8,080,905
|
| Psychology |
118,128
/ 6,425,544
|
| Pathology |
112,261
/ 6,070,734
|
| Engineering |
111,608
/ 5,991,766
|
| Physics |
109,312
/ 5,883,274
|
| Environmental Science |
88,269
/ 4,482,475
|
| Surgery |
75,957
/ 3,306,083
|
| Psychiatry |
75,169
/ 3,974,181
|
| Political Science |
71,931
/ 3,318,245
|
| Law |
68,329
/ 3,207,514
|
| Mathematics |
66,472
/ 3,721,184
|
| Quantum and Particle physics |
62,339
/ 3,478,789
|
| Philosophy |
60,329
/ 3,043,409
|
| Sociology |
59,446
/ 2,937,613
|
| Organic chemistry |
58,464
/ 3,353,949
|
| Immunology |
57,590
/ 3,421,661
|
| Statistics |
54,666
/ 3,101,750
|
| Neuroscience |
52,973
/ 3,234,282
|
| Radiology |
45,196
/ 1,962,689
|
| Materials Science |
44,719
/ 2,548,815
|
| Business |
44,145
/ 2,621,091
|
| Economics |
43,930
/ 2,340,967
|
| Geology |
43,782
/ 2,251,924
|
| Geography and Cartography |
41,573
/ 2,027,809
|
| Oncology |
37,711
/ 2,265,053
|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
37,108
/ 2,056,578
|
| Paleontology |
33,965
/ 1,806,186
|
| History |
33,757
/ 1,509,847
|
| Public Health |
31,762
/ 1,642,182
|
| Linguistics |
31,748
/ 1,660,848
|
| Anatomy and Physiology |
30,944
/ 1,459,099
|
| Optics |
29,908
/ 1,594,614
|
| Demography |
27,562
/ 1,526,362
|
| Ecology |
27,509
/ 1,483,950
|
Annual publication & citation counts
100 Notable alumni
1. Frank Luntz
1962-. (aged 64)
political adviser
political pundit
statistician
Frank Ian Luntz is an American political and communications consultant and pollster. His work has included developing talking points and other messaging for Republican causes, assistance with messaging for Newt Gingrich's Contract with America, and public relations support for The Israel Project. He advocated use of vocabulary crafted to produce a desired effect, including use of the term death tax...
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2. Yakov Smirnoff
1951-. (aged 75)
comedian
actor
Yakov Naumovich Pokhis, better known as Yakov Smirnoff, is an American comedian, actor and writer. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in the Soviet Union, then immigrated to the United States in 1977 in order to pursue an American show business career, not yet knowing any English.
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3. David Naughton
1951-. (aged 75)
film actor
actor
television actor
David Walsh Naughton is an American actor and singer. He is known for his starring roles in the horror film An American Werewolf in London (1981) and the Disney comedy Midnight Madness (1980), as well as for a long-running "Be a Pepper" ad campaign for beverage maker Dr Pepper. He also starred in the short-lived sitcom Makin' It and sang...
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4. Max Blumenthal
1977-. (aged 49)
blogger
filmmaker
journalist
writer
Max Blumenthal is an American journalist, author, blogger, and filmmaker. He was a writer for The Nation, AlterNet, The Daily Beast, Al Akhbar, Mondoweiss, and Media Matters for America, and has contributed to Al Jazeera English, The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. He has been a writing fellow of the Nation Institute. He was also a contributor...
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All 100 notable alumni
General Info & Contacts
Alternative names
PennU of PWhartonU-PennUniversity of PennsylvaniaWharton School of BusinessU of PAUPennPennsylvania UniversityPennsylvania
Founded
1740
Motto
Leges sine moribus vanaeLaws without morals are useless
Colors
red, blue
Academic calendar
September to May (September - December; January-May)
Total staff
20,276
Classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Address
34th & Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-6303 United States
City Population
1,604,000
Phone
2158985000
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