University of Pennsylvania

Private nonprofit four-year university in Philadelphia, PA that costs an average of $29,577 a year after financial aid, admits 5.4% of applicants and graduates 97% of full-time students.

Net price / year
$29,577
Acceptance rate
5.4%
Graduation rate
97%
Earnings after 10 yrs
$121,687

Private nonprofitLarge city10,650 undergraduates

Cost of University of Pennsylvania

Total cost of attendance (per year)$92,288
Tuition and fees, in-state$71,236
Housing and food (on campus)$19,876
Books and supplies$1,412
Average net price after aid$29,577

Net price by family income

Family incomeAverage net price / year
$30,001–48,000$234
$48,001–75,000$12,421
$75,001–110,000$25,263
$110,001+$61,455

Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships. Get your own estimate with University of Pennsylvania's net price calculator ↗.

Admissions

Acceptance rate5.4%
Average SAT1,553
SAT reading (25th–75th percentile)740–770
SAT math (25th–75th percentile)770–800
ACT composite (25th–75th percentile)34–36
Test scoresConsidered but not required

Graduation, earnings and debt

Graduation rate97%
First-year retention99%
Median earnings 6 years after enrolling$99,772
Median earnings 10 years after enrolling$121,687
Rank in Pennsylvania (earnings)2nd of 113 similar colleges
Median debt of graduates$15,000
Typical monthly loan payment$170 (10-year plan)
Students with Pell grants20%
Students with federal loans11%

Majors and programs at University of Pennsylvania

Earnings one year after graduation and median debt, by program. Click a program for details and comparisons.

Bachelor's degree programs (77)

ProgramGraduates (2 yrs)Earnings after 1 yrMedian debt
Computer Science178$156,295—
Finance and Financial Management Services63$154,404—
Computer and Information Sciences361$143,850$11,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods394$125,147$11,250
International/Globalization Studies93$117,266—
Business Administration, Management and Operations160$108,743$19,250
Cognitive Science128$100,507$15,480
Economics444$97,624$12,000
Biomedical/Medical Engineering102$94,928—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing385$91,079$20,500
Physics113$89,591$19,500
Marketing116$89,454$7,500
International Relations and National Security Studies69$86,811—
Philosophy373$82,195$17,750
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions156$70,054$13,021
Criminology38$68,385—
Communication and Media Studies128$65,287—
Political Science and Government223$61,673$15,750
History98$55,825—
Sociology8$50,525—
Research and Experimental Psychology135$48,774$9,750
English Language and Literature97$48,749$8,000
Biology358$46,178$13,801
Neurobiology and Neurosciences258$43,960$12,000
Accounting and Related Services29——
Anthropology37——
Architecture23——
Area Studies17——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology137——
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other———
Biological and Physical Sciences12——
Business/Commerce61——
Chemical Engineering59——
Chemistry58——
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics24——
Computer Engineering24——
Data Analytics641—$15,000
Design and Applied Arts34——
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft6——
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics29——
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering42——
Engineering, Other25——
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations94——
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies13——
Film/Video and Photographic Arts39——
Fine and Studio Arts46——
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations6——
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences34——
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics———
Health and Medical Administrative Services50——
Human Resources Management and Services13——
Insurance———
International Business———
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities66——
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services30——
Literature11——
Materials Engineering33——
Mathematics86——
Mathematics and Computer Science7——
Mechanical Engineering118——
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1——
Music10——
Natural Resources Conservation and Research29——
Psychology28——
Psychology, Other9——
Public Policy Analysis35——
Real Estate53——
Religion/Religious Studies7——
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies1——
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics32——
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics13——
Social Sciences36——
Social Sciences, Other17——
Statistics109——
Systems Engineering57——
Urban Studies/Affairs41——
Visual and Performing Arts6——

Certificate programs (23)

ProgramGraduates (2 yrs)Earnings after 1 yrMedian debt
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences———
Anthrozoology———
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology26——
Biological and Physical Sciences5——
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning———
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology67——
Computer Software and Media Applications———
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies14——
Engineering-Related Fields———
Environmental Design———
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other———
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs———
Human Resources Management and Services13——
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies12——
International/Globalization Studies7——
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities57——
Mathematics and Statistics, Other80——
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies———
Medical Illustration and Informatics———
Neurobiology and Neurosciences39——
Public Policy Analysis———
Real Estate———
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies99——

Associate's degree programs (1)

ProgramGraduates (2 yrs)Earnings after 1 yrMedian debt
English Language and Literature———

Master's degree programs (115)

ProgramGraduates (2 yrs)Earnings after 1 yrMedian debt
Finance and Financial Management Services94$243,343—
International/Globalization Studies152$219,153—
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology56$212,968—
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations661$207,964$81,000
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other41$202,638—
Business Administration, Management and Operations1,067$202,471$75,483
Health and Medical Administrative Services243$182,833$41,000
Marketing143$169,017$90,708
Computer and Information Sciences1,511$145,228$31,498
Computer Science354$142,962—
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods660$142,746$80,237
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies50$134,837—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing460$121,715$70,647
Human Resources Management and Services77$106,959—
Mechanical Engineering136$106,820—
Public Administration337$100,157$52,534
Behavioral Sciences195$99,807$20,500
Biotechnology107$95,458—
Psychology94$95,112—
Law—$85,340$75,000
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions37$85,142—
Biomedical/Medical Engineering193$82,955$57,129
Educational Administration and Supervision281$79,178$68,987
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities67$79,019—
Public Health126$77,774$59,524
Education315$77,174$71,147
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education64$71,877$74,750
Architectural Sciences and Technology368$70,696$90,268
Natural Resources Conservation and Research306$67,178$63,531
Physics61$66,722—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities61$65,784—
Social Work392$63,236$70,543
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas119$55,263$55,014
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods84$54,562$59,620
Research and Experimental Psychology190$53,664$155,177
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology159$52,629$99,623
Accounting and Related Services38——
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences50——
Anthropology6——
Anthrozoology35——
Applied Mathematics86——
Archeology1——
Architecture5——
Area Studies1——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology19——
Biology18——
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology21——
Business/Commerce1——
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences9——
Chemical Engineering58——
Chemistry98——
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning———
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics3——
Cognitive Science1——
Communication and Media Studies17——
Computational Science36——
Computer Software and Media Applications112——
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications———
Criminology28——
Curriculum and Instruction61——
Data Analytics532—$115,375
Demography2——
Dentistry——$309,498
Design and Applied Arts———
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics41——
Economics66——
Education, Other36—$158,635
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research102——
Educational/Instructional Media Design103——
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering269——
Engineering-Related Fields56——
Engineering, Other———
English Language and Literature19——
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies4——
Film/Video and Photographic Arts1——
Fine and Studio Arts40——
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other1——
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations1——
Geography and Cartography48——
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences10——
Geological/Geophysical Engineering———
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1——
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs15——
Historic Preservation and Conservation———
History18——
International Business3——
Landscape Architecture———
Legal Professions and Studies, Other99——
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies207——
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services8——
Management Information Systems and Services———
Materials Engineering85——
Mathematics28——
Medical Illustration and Informatics16——
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology2——
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1——
Music1——
Nanotechnology24——
Neurobiology and Neurosciences2——
Non-Professional Legal Studies———
Pharmacology and Toxicology1——
Philosophy11——
Political Science and Government3——
Public Policy Analysis1——
Real Estate49——
Religion/Religious Studies3——
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics3——
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics8——
Social Sciences2——
Sociology2——
Statistics69——
Student Counseling and Personnel Services———
Sustainability Studies———
Systems Engineering121——
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language125——

Doctoral degree programs (73)

ProgramGraduates (2 yrs)Earnings after 1 yrMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing152$213,598—
Educational Administration and Supervision83$161,105—
Education19$108,296—
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences133$96,386—
Dentistry10$84,806—
Social Work41$81,955—
Accounting and Related Services5——
Anthropology27——
Applied Mathematics12——
Archeology4——
Architecture12——
Area Studies9——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology37——
Biology18——
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology36——
Biomedical/Medical Engineering63——
Business Administration, Management and Operations2——
Business/Commerce3——
Chemical Engineering28——
Chemistry62——
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning———
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics6——
Communication and Media Studies19——
Computer and Information Sciences40——
Criminology5——
Curriculum and Instruction4——
Data Analytics9——
Demography7——
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics3——
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology7——
Economics47——
Education, Other27——
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research4——
Educational/Instructional Media Design1——
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering38——
English Language and Literature26——
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies3——
Finance and Financial Management Services6——
Fine and Studio Arts9——
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other9——
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences7——
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics———
Health and Medical Administrative Services4——
History30——
International/Globalization Studies——$100,374
Law5——
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies———
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services11——
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods29——
Marketing———
Materials Engineering19——
Mathematics21——
Mechanical Engineering30——
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology21——
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1——
Music12——
Natural Resources Conservation and Research1——
Neurobiology and Neurosciences44——
Pharmacology and Toxicology25——
Philosophy15——
Physics30——
Political Science and Government25——
Psychology2——
Public Policy Analysis———
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication3——
Religion/Religious Studies2——
Research and Experimental Psychology19——
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics12——
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics———
Social Sciences10——
Sociology4——
Statistics11——
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas3——

Professional degree programs (19)

ProgramGraduates (2 yrs)Earnings after 1 yrMedian debt
Law552$218,872$151,202
Veterinary Medicine253$100,615$255,610
Medicine280$71,700$130,845
Area Studies1——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology1——
Biology3——
Business Administration, Management and Operations3——
Chemistry1——
Data Analytics2——
Dentistry361——
Economics1——
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations1——
Film/Video and Photographic Arts1——
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities———
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies———
Marketing1——
Philosophy1——
Political Science and Government3——
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1——

Graduate certificate programs (52)

ProgramGraduates (2 yrs)Earnings after 1 yrMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing5$158,865—
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences36——
Anthrozoology6——
Architectural Sciences and Technology2——
Architecture1——
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology———
Biological and Physical Sciences———
Business Administration, Management and Operations1——
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning31——
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology1——
Computational Science8——
Computer Software and Media Applications9——
Curriculum and Instruction———
Data Analytics———
Design and Applied Arts———
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies———
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology11——
Educational Administration and Supervision———
Engineering-Related Fields30——
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations33——
Environmental Design18——
Finance and Financial Management Services2——
Fine and Studio Arts———
Geography and Cartography18——
Health and Medical Administrative Services14——
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other8——
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities———
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences19——
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs20——
Historic Preservation and Conservation———
Human Resources Management and Services———
Insurance———
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies———
International/Globalization Studies———
Landscape Architecture3——
Law———
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities———
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods———
Mathematics and Statistics, Other2——
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies6——
Medical Illustration and Informatics16——
Neurobiology and Neurosciences7——
Non-Professional Legal Studies12——
Physics4——
Political Science and Government5——
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants3——
Public Policy Analysis14——
Real Estate18——
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies———
Special Education and Teaching8——
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods18——
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas3——

Similar colleges in Pennsylvania

CollegeCityNet price / yrAcceptanceEarnings
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia$37,52979%$92,338
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh$35,78012%$125,257
Villanova UniversityVillanova$41,53627%$115,382
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem$25,27226%$116,342
Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh$37,70484%$81,698
Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia$33,84089%$85,980
Bucknell UniversityLewisburg$50,02129%$109,954
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia$25,55581%$78,311

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About University of Pennsylvania

TypePrivate nonprofit four-year university
LocationPhiladelphia, PA
SettingLarge city
Undergraduates10,650
Student-to-faculty ratio8 to 1
AccreditorMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Websiteupenn.edu ↗

Frequently asked questions

What is University of Pennsylvania's acceptance rate?

University of Pennsylvania admits 5.4% of applicants, making it highly selective. Admitted students average 1,553 on the SAT.

How much does University of Pennsylvania cost per year?

The full cost of attendance is $92,288 a year (tuition and fees: $71,236). After grants and scholarships the average student pays $29,577 a year.

How much do University of Pennsylvania graduates earn?

Former students earn a median of $121,687 a year, 10 years after first enrolling — 2nd of 113 similar colleges in Pennsylvania. The best-paid bachelor's program is computer science ($156,295 a year after graduation).

What is University of Pennsylvania's graduation rate?

97% of full-time students graduate within six years, and 99% of first-year students return for a second year.