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General Information
- Address:
University of Pennsylvania
3451 Walnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104- Control:
Private
- Academic Calendar:
Semester
- Religious Affiliation:
None
- Founded:
1740
- Web Site:
www.upenn.edu
- Main Phone:
(215) 898-5000
- Admissions Phone:
(215) 898-7507
Student Body
- Full-Time Undergraduates:
10,163
- Part-Time Undergraduates:
352
- Total Male Undergraduates:
5,183
- Total Female Undergraduates:
4,980
Admissions
- Overall Acceptance Rate:
16%
- Early Decision Acceptance Rate:
29%
- Regular Acceptance Rate:
18%
- Total Applicants:
22,646
- Total Acceptances:
3,628
- Freshman Enrollment:
2,397
- Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):
66%
- Early Decision Available?
Yes
- Early Action Available?
No
- Early Decision Deadline:
November 1
- Early Decision Notification:
December 13
- Regular Decision Deadline:
January 1
- Regular Decision Notification:
March 31
- Must-Reply-By Date:
May 1
- Applicants Placed on Waiting List:
1,911
- Applicants Accepting Place on Waiting List:
1,494
- Students Enrolled from Waiting List:
37
- Transfer Appications Received:
2,102
- Transfer Applications Accepted:
296
- Transfer Students Enrolled:
175
- Common Application Accepted?
Yes
- Supplemental Forms?
Required
- Admissions E-mail:
info@admissions.ugao.upenn.edu
- Admissions Web Site:
www.admissionsug.upenn.edu
- SAT I or ACT Required?
Either
- SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):
1330-1500
- SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):
650-740
- SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):
680-770
- Retention Rate:
98%
- Top 10% of High School Class:
96%
- Application Fee:
$75
- SAT II Requirements:
College of Arts and Science Writing plus two others, language recommended
- Wharton School of Business
Writing plus two others, language recommended
- School of Engineering and Applied Science
Writing plus two others, one math and one science recommended
- School of Nursing
Writing plus two others, one science recommended
Financial Information
- Full-Time Tuition:
$35,916 per year
- Room and Board:
$10,208
- Books and Supplies:
$1,000 per year
- Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):
$29,672 per year
- Students Who Applied for Financial Aid:
52%
- Students Who Received Financial Aid:
55%
- Financial Aid Forms Deadline:
February 15
- Financial Aid Phone:
(215) 898-1988
- Financial Aid E-Mail:
sfsmail@sfs.upenn.edu
- Financial Aid Web Site:
www.sfs.upenn.edu
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