University of Pennsylvania Student Population

How many students at UPenn?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Pennsylvania has a total enrollment of 29,109 students, including 11,478 undergraduate and 17,631 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 12,877 male students (44.2%) and 16,232 female students (55.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,969 White students (27.4%) and 5,811 Asian students (20%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 11,478 undergraduate students (39.4%) and 17,631 graduate students (60.6%).
• Class Delivery: 3,249 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,003 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity) - which average 19,644 - UPenn's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 12,877 male (44.24%) and 16,232 female (55.76%) students are attending University of Pennsylvania. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 79.33.

By class level, 11,478 (39.43%) are undergraduate students and 17,631 (60.57%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 44.89% are male and 55.11% are female, while among graduate students, 43.81% are male and 56.19% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 7,969 White, 2,035 Black, and 5,811 Asian students out of a total of 29,109 are attending at University of Pennsylvania. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Pennsylvania is highly diverse with a diversity index of 86.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UPenn has 289 students under 18 years old and 25 students over 65 years old. There are 16,576 students under 25 years old, and 12,533 students over 25 years old out of 29,109 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 287 students are younger than 18 and 9 students are older than 65. UPenn has 10,759 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 719 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at UPenn, 2 students are younger than 18 and 16 students are older than 65. It has 5,817 graduate students aged under 25 and 11,814 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Pennsylvania, 3,249 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,003 students are enrolled in some online courses.

768 students who live in Pennsylvania or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,481 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 11,478 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 99 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.86%.