University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania (Penn) is an Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Unusual among the Ivies, Penn's most popular programs include Finance, Nursing, and Philosophy. Note that Penn has more graduate students than undergraduates.

Affordability: Penn meets 100% of demonstrated need without student loans. Theoretically, Penn is affordable for any student admitted. However, they do not offer merit aid. Higher income students will pay full price, which is high. According to NCES data, most students do not take out loans (11% of freshman borrowed, on average, $10,510 in 2020-21). 

Rankings: 

• #7 national research universities, U.S. News

• #16 colleges and universities, CollegeSimply

• #1 best colleges for business, finance, and nursing, Niche

Popular Majors:

• Finance 

• Computer Science 

• Nursing 

• Econometrics 

• Philosophy 

• Biology 

• Neuroscience 

• Political Science 

Students, Admissions, enrollment, graduation rates

• 11,292 undergraduate students; 16,746 graduate students

• 6% acceptance rate

• 73% enrolled

• 96% graduation rate