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University of Pennsylvania is a private campus in Philadelphia proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The institution reports a hospital in its federal directory record.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$1,026

family income
under $30k

$4,759

$30–48k

$17,585

$48–75k

$29,302

$75–110k

$57,603

over $110k

Average net price

$28,6992023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of Pennsylvania rose from $26,002 (2008) to $28,699 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$26,002
2009	$24,596
2010	$23,518
2011	$22,031
2012	$22,948
2013	$24,370
2014	$25,225
2015	$23,281
2016	$24,242
2017	$25,033
2018	$25,802
2019	$25,046
2020	$14,851
2021	$26,138
2022	$31,229
2023	$28,699

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$89,0282024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of Pennsylvania rose from $51,299 (2009) to $89,028 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$51,299
2010	$53,250
2011	$55,250
2012	$57,360
2013	$59,600
2014	$61,800
2015	$64,200
2016	$66,800
2017	$69,340
2018	$72,584
2019	$75,303
2020	$78,186
2021	$65,330
2022	$83,298
2023	$85,738
2024	$89,028

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$25,170
2001	$26,630
2002	$27,988
2003	$29,318
2004	$30,716
2005	$32,364
2006	$34,156
2007	$35,916
2008	$37,526
2013	$45,890
2014	$47,668
2015	$49,536
2016	$51,464
2017	$53,534
2018	$55,584
2019	$57,770
2020	$60,042
2021	$61,710
2022	$63,452
2023	$66,104

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Pennsylvania reports published tuition of $68,686 in this record. University of Pennsylvania's $68,686 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of Pennsylvania reports 10,650 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

96.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Pennsylvania within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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96.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of Pennsylvania has held near 96.5% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	89.4%
1992 cohort	89.5%
1993 cohort	89.2%
1994 cohort	91.3%
1995 cohort	91.4%
1996 cohort	91.8%
1997 cohort	91.9%
1998 cohort	93.6%
1999 cohort	93.9%
2000 cohort	94.2%
2001 cohort	94.8%
2002 cohort	95.2%
2003 cohort	95%
2004 cohort	95.5%
2005 cohort	95.8%
2006 cohort	96%
2007 cohort	95.7%
2008 cohort	95.6%
2009 cohort	95.3%
2010 cohort	95.3%
2011 cohort	95.7%
2012 cohort	95.5%
2013 cohort	96%
2014 cohort	95.5%
2015 cohort	96.2%
2016 cohort	96.1%
2017 cohort	96.8%
2018 cohort	96.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,925	$14,277
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,602	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,325	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,520	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,073	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,631	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,632	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,500	$10,467
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$13,625	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$13,500	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$13,598	$7,075
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$14,500	$7,025
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$14,935	$7,078
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$13,750	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$13,000	$9,450
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$12,988	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$19,500	$12,344
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$18,250	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$16,763	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$15,715	$12,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$90,555

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$100,118

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$111,371

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of Pennsylvania admitted 3,523 of 65,226 applicants in Fall 2024. The 5.4% rate describes that application pool.

5.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $66,104 tuition · 2023–24 10,650 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1510–15701600

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Admissions

University of Pennsylvania reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Pennsylvania’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 740–770 and Math was 770–800 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1510–1570 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	740	760	770
SAT Math	770	790	800
ACT Composite	34	35	36

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Pennsylvania received 65,226 applications and admitted 3,523 (5.4%), with 2,395 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

5.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at University of Pennsylvania declined from 21.6% to 5.4%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	21.6%
Fall 2002	21%
Fall 2003	20.4%
Fall 2004	21.2%
Fall 2005	20.8%
Fall 2006	17.6%
Fall 2007	16%
Fall 2008	16.9%
Fall 2009	17.7%
Fall 2010	14.3%
Fall 2011	12.4%
Fall 2012	12.6%
Fall 2013	12.2%
Fall 2014	10.4%
Fall 2015	10.2%
Fall 2016	9.4%
Fall 2017	9.3%
Fall 2018	8.4%
Fall 2019	7.7%
Fall 2020	9%
Fall 2021	5.9%
Fall 2022	6.5%
Fall 2023	5.9%
Fall 2024	5.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1510–1570Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1310	1490
Fall 2002	1320	1500
Fall 2003	1330	1510
Fall 2004	1330	1500
Fall 2005	1340	1520
Fall 2006	1300	1490
Fall 2007	1330	1520
Fall 2008	1330	1520
Fall 2009	1350	1530
Fall 2010	1350	1530
Fall 2011	1350	1530
Fall 2012	1350	1540
Fall 2013	1360	1540
Fall 2014	1360	1550
Fall 2015	1380	1550
Fall 2016	1380	1570
Fall 2017	1420	1560
Fall 2018	1420	1550
Fall 2019	1450	1560
Fall 2020	1460	1570
Fall 2021	1480	1570
Fall 2022	1500	1570
Fall 2023	1500	1570
Fall 2024	1510	1570

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

34–36Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	28	32
Fall 2003	28	32
Fall 2004	28	33
Fall 2005	29	33
Fall 2006	29	33
Fall 2007	29	33
Fall 2008	30	33
Fall 2009	30	34
Fall 2010	30	34
Fall 2011	30	34
Fall 2012	30	34
Fall 2013	30	34
Fall 2014	31	34
Fall 2015	31	34
Fall 2016	32	35
Fall 2017	32	35
Fall 2018	32	35
Fall 2019	33	35
Fall 2020	33	35
Fall 2021	33	35
Fall 2022	34	35
Fall 2023	34	35
Fall 2024	34	36

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

10,650Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Pennsylvania fell from 11,946 (Fall 2002) to 10,650 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	11,946
Fall 2003	11,027
Fall 2004	10,854
Fall 2005	10,976
Fall 2006	10,839
Fall 2007	10,856
Fall 2008	10,840
Fall 2009	10,842
Fall 2010	10,882
Fall 2011	10,720
Fall 2012	10,679
Fall 2013	10,606
Fall 2014	10,678
Fall 2015	10,666
Fall 2016	10,698
Fall 2017	10,660
Fall 2018	10,764
Fall 2019	10,774
Fall 2020	10,507
Fall 2021	10,644
Fall 2022	10,572
Fall 2023	10,768
Fall 2024	10,650

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

99%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of Pennsylvania has held near 99% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	97%
Fall 2003 cohort	98%
Fall 2004 cohort	98%
Fall 2005 cohort	98%
Fall 2006 cohort	98%
Fall 2007 cohort	98%
Fall 2008 cohort	98%
Fall 2009 cohort	98%
Fall 2010 cohort	97%
Fall 2011 cohort	98%
Fall 2012 cohort	98%
Fall 2013 cohort	97%
Fall 2014 cohort	98%
Fall 2015 cohort	98%
Fall 2016 cohort	98%
Fall 2017 cohort	98%
Fall 2018 cohort	98%
Fall 2019 cohort	95%
Fall 2020 cohort	98%
Fall 2021 cohort	98%
Fall 2022 cohort	98%
Fall 2023 cohort	99%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Pennsylvania

Faculty pay at University of Pennsylvania averages $265,404 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of Pennsylvania as a primarily residential campus of 10,650 undergraduates — and 98.9% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Pennsylvania's SAT section-percentile sums are 1510–1570 — their midpoint is above the PA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Pennsylvania's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of Pennsylvania compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of Pennsylvania5.4%

Pennsylvania median81.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of Pennsylvania$68,686

Pennsylvania median$33,730

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of Pennsylvania's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Pennsylvania$111,371

Pennsylvania median$62,101

National median$53,781

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University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	5.4%	81.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$68,686	$33,730	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$111,371	$62,101	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Pennsylvania, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of Pennsylvania federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 24 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$241,380
Finance and Financial Management Services	$202,069
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$153,279
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$136,806
Economics	$129,985
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$126,419
Mechanical Engineering	$114,492
Communication and Media Studies	$114,266
Marketing	$112,211
Chemical Engineering	$109,884
Cognitive Science	$109,784
Philosophy	$107,454
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$98,475
Political Science and Government	$93,033
History	$88,517
International Relations and National Security Studies	$87,439
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$78,295
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$76,395
Urban Studies/Affairs	$73,190
Psychology, General	$73,012
Sociology	$72,217
Biology, General	$68,435
English Language and Literature, General	$61,989
Fine and Studio Arts	$44,735

These 24 fields listed for University of Pennsylvania measure earnings after completion. The $111,371 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 52 additional University of Pennsylvania fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Pennsylvania report?

University of Pennsylvania's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1510–1570 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Pennsylvania's acceptance rate?

5.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,523 admitted from 65,226 applicants.

How much does University of Pennsylvania cost?

At University of Pennsylvania, tuition is $68,686. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does University of Pennsylvania report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $111,371. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Pennsylvania

Swarthmore College — 7.5% admitted
Haverford College — 12.4% admitted
Carnegie Mellon University — 11.7% admitted
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design — 99.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.