Whether you’d want to take campus-based courses or complete your degree program online, the student experience is challenging, rewarding and industry-focused. Working in learning teams prepares you for a collaborative working environment while your graduation team is there to keep you focused on reaching your educational goals.  Read more about our programs

Introduction to Penn

At the University of Pennsylvania, you'll find a historic, Ivy League school with highly selective admissions and a history of innovation in interdisciplinary education and scholarship. You'll also find a picturesque campus amidst a dynamic city and a world-class research institution.

Intellectual rigor and a practical outlook

Penn carries on the principles and spirit of its founder, Benjamin Franklin: entrepreneurship, innovation, invention, outreach, and a pragmatic love of knowledge. Franklin's practical outlook has remained a driving force in the university's development.

Top students

Today Penn is home to a diverse undergraduate student body of over 10,000, hailing from every state in the union and all around the globe. Penn consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the country. Another 10,000 students are enrolled in Penn's 12 graduate and professional schools, which are national leaders in their fields. The Wharton School is consistently one of the nation's top three business schools. The School of Nursing is one of the best in the U.S. The School of Arts and Sciences, Graduate School of Education, Law School, The Perelman School of Medicine, 1,612, School of Veterinary Medicine, and Annenberg School for Communication all rank among the top schools in their fields.

Admissions are among the most selective in the country and Penn received 26,941 applications for admission to the Class of 2014. Of those applicants, 3,841, or 14.3 percent, were offered admission. 97 percent of the students admitted for Fall 2010 came from the top 10 percent of their high school graduating class. The middle 50% of scores, as well as the median scores, on each of the three SAT components, are as follows:

• SAT Reading component: 670 to 760, with a median of 730
• SAT Math component: 700 to 790, with a median of 750
• SAT Writing component: 690 to 780, with a median of 740

2,410 students matriculated into this year's freshman class.   Learnmore about us