University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania admitted 5.4% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1510–1570 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $29,577 a year. Within six years, 97% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 5.4%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1510–1570
- ACT middle 50%
- 34–36
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $92,288 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $29,577 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $71,236 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 97%
- Students who return for a second year
- 99%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $121,687 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 10,650
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 20%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 17%
- Social sciences
- 12%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 10%
- Health professions
- 9%
- Computer and information sciences
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Brown University RI · 5.4% admitted
- Dartmouth College NH · 5.4% admitted
- Duke University NC · 5.7% admitted
- Vanderbilt University TN · 5.9% admitted
- Princeton University NJ · 4.6% admitted
- University of Chicago IL · 4.5% admitted
More colleges in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA · 61% admitted
- Temple University PA · 80% admitted
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA · 58% admitted
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania PA · 78% admitted
- Drexel University PA · 79% admitted
- Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA · 93% admitted
- Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA · 91% admitted
- Pennsylvania Western University PA · 94% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.