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University of Pennsylvania

Basic Information

Type Private

Location Philadelphia, PA

Population 5,000,000

Website http://www.upenn.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,768

Men / Women 45% / 55%

White 35%

Asian 24%

International 13%

Black 9%

Hispanic 9%

Mixed 4%

Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 27%

Business & Economics 26%

Life & Natural Sciences 17%

Computer Science & Math 11%

Health Sciences 10%

Engineering 7%

Arts 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $63,204

Est. Cost of Attendance $89,028

10-Year ROI $375,000

ROI Percentile 100th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 99%

4-Year Graduation Rate 86%

6-Year Graduation Rate 97%

Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)

Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45th pctl)

Days Without Precipitation 248 (54th pctl)

Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 4%

Yield (Unbound) 51%

Early Decision Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Life & Natural Sciences	$1,747M	#2
Humanities & Social Sciences	$86M	#9
Engineering, Computing & Math	$162M	#35

Graduate Degrees

Life & Natural Sciences	781	#12
Humanities & Social Sciences	555	#15
Engineering, Computing & Math	153	#29

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required

Submitted Test Scores 67%

SAT Range 1520 – 1550

SAT Math Range 770 – 800

SAT RW Range 740 – 770

ACT Range 34 – 36

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of Arts and Sciences	1,744	45% / 55%	11%	$132,912
Logic, Information, & Computation	145 +39	70% / 30%	14%	$294,663
Mathematics	29 +12	79% / 21%	24%	—
Mathematics and Computer Science	4 —	75% / 25%	0%	—
Statistics and Data Science	32 +10	69% / 31%	25%	—
Biochemistry	48 +5	60% / 40%	6%	—
Biology	160 +22	35% / 65%	11%	$79,842
Biomedical Sciences	5 —	20% / 80%	20%	$79,842
Biophysics	10 +17	60% / 40%	0%	—
Chemistry	24 +7	46% / 54%	12%	—
Earth and Environmental Science	14 +2	29% / 71%	0%	—
Environmental Studies	14 +5	21% / 79%	14%	—
Neuroscience	152 +3	36% / 64%	5%	$96,561
Physics	46 +12	70% / 30%	24%	—
Health and Societies	85 +8	22% / 78%	1%	$93,062
Mathematical Economics	161 +45	63% / 37%	19%	$155,343
Africana Studies	1 +1	0% / 100%	0%	—
Ancient History	23 +12	39% / 61%	4%	$86,757
Anthropology	18 +3	6% / 94%	11%	—
Applied Arts and Sciences	9 —	67% / 33%	0%	$63,621
Cinema and Media Studies	13 +3	46% / 54%	8%	—
Classical Studies	9 +1	44% / 56%	11%	—
Cognitive Science	45 +3	44% / 56%	18%	$111,762
Communication	6 —	0% / 100%	0%	$89,534
Communication and Media Studies	56 +4	20% / 80%	4%	$89,534
Comparative Literature	3 +3	67% / 33%	67%	—
Criminology	19 +2	11% / 89%	0%	—
East Asian Languages	10 +8	10% / 90%	10%	—
English	33 +17	21% / 79%	6%	$61,126
Francophone, Italian and Germanic Studies
Francophone, Italian and Germanic Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
French	1 +4	0% / 100%	0%	—
Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
General Literature	4 —	25% / 75%	0%	—
General Studies
Health and Societies	8 —	88% / 12%	0%	—
Hispanic Studies	2 +6	0% / 100%	50%	—
History
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology	7 +1	71% / 29%	29%	$86,757
Humanities Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$63,621
Individualized Major	32 —	34% / 66%	0%	$63,621
International Relations	22 +1	45% / 55%	9%	$93,902
International Studies	46 —	43% / 57%	22%	$285,494
Latin American & Latinx Studies
Linguistics	5 +3	60% / 40%	0%	—
Modern Middle Eastern Studies	1 +2	0% / 100%	0%	—
Philosophy	16 +10	44% / 56%	12%	—
Philosophy, Politics and Economics	161 +6	55% / 45%	12%	—
Political Science	99 +12	56% / 44%	10%	$114,261
Psychology	62 —	16% / 84%	10%	—
Psychology	5 —	40% / 60%	0%	—
Religious Studies	2 +2	50% / 50%	0%	—
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods	14 +6	21% / 79%	7%	—
Russian and East European Studies	4 +1	50% / 50%	25%	—
Science, Technology and Society	6 —	67% / 33%	0%	—
Social Sciences
Sociology
South Asian Studies	1 +1	0% / 100%	0%	—
Architecture	9 —	56% / 44%	11%	$78,278
Design	16 +1	19% / 81%	0%	—
Fine Arts	14 +2	0% / 100%	7%	$45,667
History of Art	8 —	0% / 100%	12%	$45,667
Music
Theatre Arts	3 —	33% / 67%	33%	—
Urban Studies	17 +3	59% / 41%	6%	$74,438
Visual and Performing Arts	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of Engineering and Applied Science	296	57% / 43%	17%	$142,975
Bioengineering	58 —	45% / 55%	9%	$125,047
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	23 —	43% / 57%	9%	$157,852
Computer Engineering	11 —	64% / 36%	27%	—
Electrical Engineering	18 —	61% / 39%	11%	—
Engineering	12 —	67% / 33%	25%	—
Materials Science and Engineering	16 +2	44% / 56%	44%	$100,638
Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics	63 +2	67% / 33%	10%	$117,027
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science	95 —	60% / 40%	23%	$174,659

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of Nursing		194	12% / 88%	1%	$140,611
Nursing		194 —	12% / 88%	1%	$140,611

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
The Wharton School	572	53% / 47%	18%	$289,097
Accounting	4 +11	75% / 25%	0%	—
Artificial Intelligence for Business	61 +136	49% / 51%	20%	$271,214
Behavioral Economics
Business Economics & Public Policy	13 +23	54% / 46%	8%	—
Entrepreneurship & Innovation	17 +31	41% / 59%	0%	$243,976
Finance	333 +48	59% / 41%	21%	$319,849
Health Care Management & Policy	20 +4	35% / 65%	30%	$320,015
Leading Across Differences	7 —	14% / 86%	0%	$82,835
Management	33 +34	52% / 48%	6%	$189,059
Marketing	38 +22	21% / 79%	16%	$183,613
Operations, Information & Decisions	24 +41	42% / 58%	38%	$271,214
Real Estate	15 +20	73% / 27%	0%	$301,222
Statistics and Data Science
Legal Studies & Business Ethics	7 +11	29% / 71%	0%	—