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The acceptance rate of University of Pennsylvania is 6.5%. Total 54,588 students have applied to and 3,549 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 2,409 students enrolled in University of Pennsylvania (Admission Yield: 67.9%). The average SAT score is 1,540 and the average ACT score is 35. The application fee for undergraduate programs is $75 and graduate school application fee is $90 at University of Pennsylvania.
  • Acceptance Rate: 6.5%
  • Yield: 67.9%
  • SAT Score: 1,540

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Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2022-2023, total 54,588 students have applied to University of Pennsylvania. By gender, 25,055 male and 29,533 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 3,549 (1,627 male and 1,922 female) students have accepted and 2,409(1,071 male and 1,338 female) have enrolled into University of Pennsylvania for academic year 2022-2023. The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at University of Pennsylvania.
2022-2023 Admission Stats at University of Pennsylvania
TotalMenWomen
Applicants54,58825,05529,533
Admitted3,5491,6271,922
Enrolled2,4091,0711,338
Acceptance Rate 6.50% 6.49% 6.51%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 67.88% 65.83% 69.61%

SAT/ACT Scores

At University of Pennsylvania, 1,153 applicants (48% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 545 applicants (23%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,570 and 25th percentile score is 1,500. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 107 and 25th percentile score is 102. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to University of Pennsylvania. The next table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at University of Pennsylvania.
2022-2023 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores at University of Pennsylvania
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing730770
SAT Math770800
ACT Composite3435
ACT Math3336
ACT English3536

Offered Degrees at UPenn

University of Pennsylvania offers 9 degree/certificate programs - 1 Year Certificate, 2 Year Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice). Below table summarizes the offered degrees at University of Pennsylvania.
Offered Degrees at University of Pennsylvania
DegreeOffered
1 Year Certificate
2 Year Certificate
Associate
2-4 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)

Accepted Credits at UPenn

University of Pennsylvania accepts Advanced placement (AP) credits, . Below table summarizes the accepted credits at University of Pennsylvania.
Accepted Credits at University of Pennsylvania
Credit TypeAccepted
Dual Credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Credit for military training

Application Checklist

For applying to University of Pennsylvania, 3 items are required to submit. High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript) and Recommendations are rquired to submit to apply for UPenn. The next figure shows the application requirement to apply for UPenn.

High School GPA

Required

High School Rank

Considered But Not Required

High School Record (or Transcript)

Required

Completion of College Preparatory Program

Considered But Not Required

Recommendations

Required

Formal Demonstration of Competencies

Considered But Not Required

Admission Test Scores

Considered But Not Required

TOEFL

Considered But Not Required

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All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023