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University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

183 Undergraduate Degrees
306 Graduate Degrees
$59,061 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
7% Acceptance Rate

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

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 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 5

How Hard Is It To Get Into UPenn?

7% Acceptance Rate
54% Of Accepted Are Women
48% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 7%, UPenn is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 6%, and the acceptance rate for women is 7%.

Average Test Scores

About 48% 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 730 and 770. Math scores were between 770 and 800.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Pennsylvania  ( 730 to 770 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Pennsylvania  ( 770 to 800 )
200
800
UPenn received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 35 and 36. Math scores were between 33 and 0. Composite scores were between 34 and 35.

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

Can I Afford University of Pennsylvania?

$59,061 Net Price
10% Take Out Loans
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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UPenn, approximately 10% of students took out student loans averaging $12,499 a year. That adds up to $49,996 over four years for those students.

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.

University of Pennsylvania Nursing Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 174 1 0 33 208
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 0 2 116 0 118
School Nursing 0 0 43 0 43
Nurse Anesthetist 0 0 0 28 28
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 0 0 24 0 24
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 0 19 0 19
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 0 0 19 0 19
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 0 0 10 0 10
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 9 0 0 0 9
Nursing Administration 0 0 5 0 5
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 0 0 4 0 4
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 0 1 1 0 2
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 183 4 241 61 489

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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