Applying to University of Pennsylvania

UPenn's acceptance rate is 6% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 56,332 students applied and 3,380 were admitted to the school. Based on its acceptance rate, it is extremely hard to get into UPenn. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 73% with 2,467 enrolled students out of 3,380 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,525 and the ACT score is 34 at UPenn.

To apply to UPenn, the admission test scores is considered but not required and recommendation letter(s) is required to submit. Below tables and charts analyze UPenn's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $75 for applying undergraduate school and $80 for graduate school at University of Pennsylvania. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$75
Graduate Application Fees	$80
Admission Information	www.upenn.edu/admissions/
Online Application	www.admissions.upenn.edu/apply/
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 6.00% and the yield is 72.99%. 26,640 men and 29,692 women applied to UPenn and 1,598 men and 1,782 women students were accepted. Among them, 1,167 men and 1,301 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	56,332	26,640	29,692
Admitted	3,380	1,598	1,782
Enrolled	2,467	1,167	1,301
Acceptance Rate	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%
Yield	72.99%	73.03%	73.01%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 1,183 students (49% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 732 students (30%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 770 and the 25^th percentile is 720. The SAT Math score is 800 (75^th) and 760 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 35 (75^th percentile) and 33 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	720	770
SAT Math	760	800
ACT Composite	33	35
ACT Math	33	35
ACT English	35	36

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at University of Pennsylvania are very competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,469, ACT: 98 - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, and High School Record (or Transcript) to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA and High School Rank. The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of Pennsylvania.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

UPenn Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Recommended
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended