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University of Pennsylvania Acceptance Rate & Admissions Info

4 Year

Private

Not-for-Profit

Award Completions

Less than one year certificate
One but less than two years certificate
Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree
Post-master’s certificate
Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship
Doctor’s degree – professional practice

State Abbreviation

Pennsylvania

34TH & SPRUCE STPHILADELPHIA, PA 19104

Net Price

Admission Stats

Total enrollments (2022)

Average ACT

$14,578

6%

28201

34

Admission Deadlines

Competitiveness Scale

Average GPA

Average SAT

5-Jan

Hard

3.9

1500

First things first: We’re the University of Pennsylvania (aka Penn), an Ivy League research university founded by Ben Franklin in the heart of Philadelphia. Did that sound stuffy? It felt stuffy. Here’s what we’re really about: Penn is a place for people who want to do something big. But it’s also for people for who want to try a bunch of little things first. It’s a place for sparking revolutionary ideas. For pioneering thinkers. And it’s a place that will help you figure out what inspires and excites you. Where you won’t just gain knowledge, you’ll make it. You’ll research solutions, invent ideas, engineer art – all in a culture that’s not about perfection, but about perfecting the pursuit. The people who love it here? People who are drawn to other people and who are curious about everything. This is the time to figure things out. Try everything that seems worthwhile. You’ll find what truly is. Sound like the place for you? Then we can’t wait to meet you.

How does college or university compare?

The acceptance rate for University of Pennsylvania is more than 100% lower than the national average of all colleges which is around 56.7%.

Drexel University74.70%
Temple University60.00%
Villanova University28.20%
Rowan University74.30%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania75.30%