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University of Pennsylvania


College Overview

Admission Office
1 College Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 898-7507
Fax: (215) 898-9670
info@admissions.ugao.upenn.edu
Contact: Eric Furda
Dean of Admissions
Main Address
3451 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 898-5000
www.upenn.edu
Size
Total undergrads: 9,756
First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 2,400
Degree-seeking undergrads: 9,756
Graduate enrollment: 6,873

Setting
Urban setting
Very large city (over 500,000)
Residential campus
Degrees offered:
Associate
Bachelor's
Master's
Doctoral
First Professional



Tuition & Fees

Estimated Expenses for Academic Year '07-2008 '08-2009 '09-2010 '10-2011 % change 2009-'11
Tuition and fees $35,916 $37,526 $38,970 $40,514 +3.96%
Books and Supplies $1,000 $1,050 $1,090 $1,120 +2.75%
Living Arrangement - On Campus
Room and Board $10,208 $10,621 $11,016 $11,430 +3.76%
Other $1,956 $2,102 $2,174 $2,186 +0.55%
Living Arrangement - Off Campus
Room and Board $0 $0 $0 $0 0.00%
Other $0 $0 $0 $0 0.00%
Total Expenses '07-2008 '08-2009 '09-2010 '10-2011 % change 2009-'11
In-state On Campus $49,080 $51,299 $53,250 $55,250 +3.76%
In-state Off Campus $36,916 $38,576 $40,060 $41,634 +3.93%
In-state with Family $36,916 $38,576 $40,060 $41,634 +3.93%
Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees
Tuition for In-state Students $25,660
In-state Student Fees $2,152
Tuition for Out-of-state Students $25,660
Out-of-state Fees $2,152



Financial Aid

Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
Type of Aid Students Percent Amount Average Per Student
All students financial aid 1,462 61%
Grant or scholarship aid 1,050 44% $31,802,204 $30,288
• Federal grants 284 12% $2,041,439 $7,188
• Pell grants 244 10% $887,998 $3,639
• Other federal grants 277 12% $1,153,441 $4,164
State/local government grant or scholarships 140 6% $408,180 $2,916
Institutional grants or scholarships 1,046 44% $29,352,585 $28,062
Student loan aid 779 32% $4,428,968 $5,685
• Federal student loans 705 29% $3,543,451 $5,026
• Other student loans 137 6% $885,517 $6,464



All Majors and Programs

Program Completions for Most Recent Year BA/BS MA/MS PhD AA/AS CERT
Total of All Education Programs 3238 3518 1210 3 275
Architecture and Related Services 25 238 9 30
Architecture 25 114 4 18
City/urban, Community and Regional Planning 78 5 5
Environmental Design/architecture 1
Landscape Architecture 46 6
Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies 33 4 3
African Studies 5
African-american/black Studies 6 1
American/united States Studies/civilization 2
East Asian Studies 13
Latin American Studies 1
South Asian Studies 4 3 3
Women's Studies 2
Biology and Biomedical Sciences 280 113 108
Biochemistry 32
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1 9
Bioinformatics 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 4
Biology and Biological Sciences, General 122 1 7
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other 1 7
Biomedical Sciences, General 23
Biophysics 3
Biostatistics 4 5
Biotechnology 62
Cell/cellular and Molecular Biology 12 40
Environmental Biology
Epidemiology 29
Immunology 12
Neuroscience 95 2 19
Pharmacology 1 9
Business, Administration, Marketing, Management, and Related Services 874 1315 18 167
Accounting 57 31
Accounting and Finance 26
Actuarial Science 8
Business Administration and Management, General 124 253 5 64
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other 5
Business/commerce, General 20
E-commerce/electronic Commerce
Entrepreneurship/entrepreneurial Studies 147
Finance, General 399 507 2
Human Resources Management/personnel Administration, General 4 21
Insurance 9 6 4
International Business/trade/commerce 8 14
Management Information Systems, General 1
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 112
Marketing/marketing Management, General 105 105 6 22
Non-profit/public/organizational Management 19 11
Operations Management and Supervision 73 37 1
organizational Behavior Studies 34
Public Finance 9
Real Estate 48 45 9
Retailing and Retail Operations 5
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General 18
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 127 3 13
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 127 3 13
Computing and Information Sciences 26 147 12 7
Artificial Intelligence 21
Computer and Information Sciences, General 70 12
Computer Graphics 13 17 7
Computer Science 12
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 1 39
Education 1 341 74 1
Counselor Education/school Counseling and Guidance Services
Curriculum and Instruction 8 2
Education, General 29 21 1
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 23 20
Educational Statistics and Research Methods 7
Elementary Education and Teaching 1 52
English/language Arts Teacher Education 12
Foreign Language Teacher Education
Higher Education/higher Education Administration 42 30
Mathematics Teacher Education 5
Reading Teacher Education 18 1
Science Teacher Education/general Science Teacher Education 12
Secondary Education and Teaching 65
Social and Philosophical Foundations Of Education 12
Social Studies Teacher Education 18
Teaching English As A Second or Foreign Language/esl Language Instructor 38
Engineering 312 184 48
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 62 23 21
Chemical Engineering 49 27 10
Computer Engineering, General 29
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 31 36 1
Engineering, Other 23 34
Geological/geophysical Engineering 1
Materials Engineering 36 19 10
Mechanical Engineering 45 20 6
Systems Engineering 37 24
English Language, Composition and Literature/letters 126 13 13
English Language and Literature, General 126 13 10
English Language and Literature/letters, Other 3
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 126 32 33
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 15 1 2
Comparative Literature 10 1 5
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 15 9 8
French Language and Literature 20
German Language and Literature 3 3 3
Italian Language and Literature 5
Linguistics 21 3 6
Middle/near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 5 4 3
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 2 11 6
Russian Language and Literature 3
Spanish Language and Literature 27
Health Services and Allied Health Sciences, General 233 324 429 30
Adult Health Nurse/nursing 18
Advanced/graduate Dentistry and oral Sciences, Other 2
Bioethics/medical Ethics 27
Clinical Nurse Specialist 1
Community Health Services/liaison/counseling 72
Critical Care Nursing
Dentistry 148
Endodontics/endodontology 8
Environmental Health 1
Family Practice Nurse/nursing 18
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 6
Health/health Care Administration/management 25 71 5
Maternal/child Health and Neonatal Nurse/nursing 32
Medical Scientist 9
Medicine 156
Nurse Anesthetist 15
Nurse Midwife/nursing Midwifery 14
Nursing Administration 8
Nursing Education 19
oral Biology and oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 1
oral/maxillofacial Surgery 3
orthodontics/orthodontology 6
Pediatric Dentistry/pedodontics 2
Pediatric Nurse/nursing 31
Periodontics/periodontology 8
Perioperative/operating Room and Surgical Nurse/nursing 17
Psychiatric/mental Health Nurse/nursing 13
Public Health, Other 20
Registered Nursing/registered Nurse 136 4 8
Veterinary Medicine 112
History 168 16 27
History and Philosophy Of Science and Technology 13 2 7
History, General 155 12 15
History, Other 2 5
Human Services, General 21 177 20
Public Administration 48
Public Policy Analysis, General 21 5 4
Social Work 124 16
Legal and Law Studies, General 90 278
Advanced Legal Research/studies, General 90 3
Law 275
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 22 98
Humanities/humanistic Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences/liberal Studies 22 98
Mathematics and Statistics 70 13 17
Applied Mathematics, Other 1
Mathematics, General 44 8 8
Statistics, General 26 4 9
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, General 55 82 9
Cognitive Science 15
Historic Preservation and Conservation 21 9
International/global Studies 40 61
Natural Resources and Conservation 18 27
Environmental Science 5
Environmental Studies 18 17
Natural Resources Management and Policy 5
Physical Sciences 37 68 41
Chemistry, General 17 31 25
Geology and Earth Science, General 3 2
Hydrology and Water Resources Science 5
Physics, General 17 32 14
Psychology 88 123 7 8
Counseling Psychology 63 8
Developmental and Child Psychology 17
Psychology, General 88 43 7
Social Sciences 511 77 53 2 22
Anthropology 36 6 7
Applied Economics 3
Archeology 1
Criminology 5 27 3
Demography and Population Studies 5 8
Economics, General 189 14 20
Geography, Other 11 1
International Relations and Affairs 60
Political Science and Government, General 153 6 6
Political Science and Government, Other 21
Social Sciences, General 5 1
Sociology 24 5 8 1
Urban Studies/affairs 39
Visual and Performing Arts 85 33 7 1 1
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 18 7 1
Design and Applied Arts, Other 5
Drama and Dramatics/theatre Arts, General 6
Film/cinema/video Studies 19
Fine/studio Arts, General 26 18
Graphic Design 1
Music, General 8 3 6 1
Visual and Performing Arts, General 8
Above data represent first majors only.
(-) Indicates that program is not offered at this award level.



Admissions Information

Application Fee
College has an application fee: Yes
Regular application fee: $75
Online application fee: $75
Enrollment Rates
Percent applicants admitted: 17%
Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 98%



Undergraduate Majors

Architecture & Related Programs
Architecture B
Environmental Design B

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies
African Studies B
African-American Studies B
American Studies B
East Asian Studies B
South Asian Studies B
Women's Studies A,B

Arts, Visual & Performing
Art History/Criticism/Conservation B
Arts - General B
Drama/Theater Arts B
Film Studies B
Fine/Studio Arts B
Music - General B

Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Biochemistry B
Bioinformatics B
Biology B
Biomedical Sciences B
Biophysics B

Business, Management, & Marketing
Accounting B
Actuarial Science B
Business Administration/Management B
E-Commerce B
Finance/Banking B
Human Resources Management B
Insurance/Risk Management B
International Business B
Management Information Systems B
Marketing Management B
Operations Management B
Real Estate B
Sales and Distribution B
Transportation/Transportation Management B

Communications & Journalism
Communications/Rhetoric B

Computer & Information Sciences
Computer Graphics B
Computer Networking/Telecommunications B
Computer/Information Sciences - General B

Education
Education - General B
Elementary Education B

Engineering
Biomedical Engineering B
Chemical Engineering B
Computer Engineering - General B
Electrical/Communications Engineering B
Environmental Engineering B
Materials Engineering B
Materials Science B
Mechanical Engineering B
Systems Engineering B

English Language & Literature
English Language & Literature - General B

Foreign Language & Literature
Classics B
Comparative Literature B
East Asian B
French B
German B
Italian B
Linguistics B
Russian B
Semitic B
Spanish B

Health Professions & Clinical Sciences
Community Health Services B
Health System Administration B
Nursing (RN) B

History
History - General B
History of Science/Technology B

Law & Legal Studies
Law & Legal Studies - General B

Liberal Arts & Sciences
Humanities B
Liberal Arts & Sciences B

Mathematics
Mathematics - General B
Statistics B

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Cognitive Science B
Global Studies B
Natural Sciences B
Neuroscience B

Natural Resources & Conservation
Environmental Studies B

Philosophy & Religion
Jewish/Judaic Studies B
Logic B
Philosophy B
Religion/Religious Studies B

Physical Sciences
Chemistry B
Geology B
Physics B

Psychology
Psychology - General A,B

Public Administration & Services
Public Policy Analysis B

Social Sciences
Anthropology A,B
Economics B
International Relations B
Political Science/Government B
Social Sciences - General A,B
Sociology A,B
Urban Studies B

Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
    A = Associate degree
    B = Bachelor's degree
    C = Certificate or diploma
*We do not guarantee the accuracy of information on this page. All information is subject to change. You should confirm all information with a college admissions officer.
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