- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PACity: largeZIP 19104Founded 1740
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1740
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.upenn.edu
- Member of
- CUMU
PennsylvaniaPrivate nonprofit
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania is a private nonprofit university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with 10,650 undergraduates. It admits 5.4% of applicants, graduates 97% within six years and costs $29,577 a year after aid.
97%graduate
Admission rate5.4%
Retention99%
4-year graduation86%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans11%
$29,577net price / year
5.4%admission rate
1553average SAT
97%graduate in 6 years
$121,687median earnings, 10 yrs
$15,000median debt
#15 of 1,704 for earnings#1,441 of 1,739 for lowest net price#15 of 1,738 for graduation rate#14 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $92,288tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $71,236
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $71,236
- Average net price
- $29,577national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000—
$30,001–48,000$234
$48,001–75,000$12,421
$75,001–110,000$25,263
$110,001+$61,455
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 5.4%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1553
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 740–770
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 770–800
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 34–36
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college5.4%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college99%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college97%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 97%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 86%
- First-year retention
- 99%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 97%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $99,772
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $121,687middle 50%: $75,733–$203,064
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$203,064
Median, University of Pennsylvania$121,687
Lower quarter$75,733
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 10,650
- Part-time
- 4.3%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 22.6
- First-generation students
- 19%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 79%
- Average faculty salary
- $22,117 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $67,953
- Endowment, end of year
- $22,347,948,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White27%
Hispanic11%
Black9.0%
Asian28%
Two or more races5.3%
U.S. nonresident13%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown5.8%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Multi/interdisciplinary studies17%
Social sciences12%
Biological & biomedical sciences10%
Health professions9.2%
Computer & information sciences7.3%
Engineering7.0%
Business & management6.2%
Philosophy & religious studies6.1%
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | $37,529 | 78% | $92,338 |
| Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | $35,780 | 94% | $125,257 |
| Villanova University Villanova, PA | $41,536 | 93% | $115,382 |
| Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | $25,272 | 85% | $116,342 |
| Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA | $37,704 | 76% | $81,698 |
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | $33,840 | 81% | $85,980 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern University Boston, MA | $29,060 | 91% | $99,371 |
| Brown University Providence, RI | $26,976 | 96% | $99,974 |
| Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | $26,707 | 95% | $111,162 |
| University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | $25,339 | 95% | $113,124 |
| Georgetown University Washington, DC | $33,661 | 94% | $110,516 |
| Cornell University Ithaca, NY | $33,934 | 94% | $113,531 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 215062. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q49117.