65,236
applications for admission to the Class of 2028
Facts
The University of Pennsylvania by the numbers: enrollment, tuition, employment, faculty size, annual budget, and more.
These facts address some frequently asked questions about Penn. The statistical information below is courtesy of the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis.
Students (Fall 2025)
24,331
5,053
29,384
10,325
14,006
Undergraduate Admissions (Fall 2025)
3,523
or 5 percent, offered admission to the Class of 2028
2,395
students matriculated into the Class of 2028
92%
of students admitted for Fall 2024 were in the top 10 percent of their high school graduating class
740 to 770
middle range of scores on SAT Evidence-based Reading + Writing component, with a median of 760
770 to 800
middle range of scores on SAT Math component, with a median of 790
Undergraduate Graduation Rate
97%
95%
95%
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International Students
A total of 17,882 international students applied for admission to Penn’s undergraduate schools for Fall 2025 and 441 (2.5 percent) received admissions offers. Penn had 6,785 international students enrolled at all levels in Fall 2025.
Study Abroad
1st
34th
1,620
68
Athletics and Recreation
A charter member of the Ivy League, Penn offers varsity intercollegiate competition for men and women.
For men, there are 17 sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing, football, sprint football, golf, lacrosse, heavyweight rowing, lightweight rowing, soccer, squash, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor track, outdoor track, and wrestling.
For women, there are 16 sports: basketball, cross country, field hockey, fencing, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, squash, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor track, outdoor track, and volleyball. Find more information at Penn Athletics and Penn Recreation.
2,734
students participating in 16 leagues and tournaments during the 2024-25 academic year.
1,166
students were members of 36 active club sports during the 2024-25 academic year.
Faculty
Faculty (Fall 2025)
- Standing 2,995
- Associated 3,054
- Total 6,049
- Academic Support Staff 2,151
- The student-faculty ratio 10:1
Members of distinction of the faculty, active and emeritus
- Members of the Academy of Arts and Sciences 121
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Members of the National Academy of Medicine
135 -
Members of the National Academy of Sciences
55 -
Members of the American Philosophical Society
40 -
Guggenheim Fellowships
187 -
Members of the National Academy of Engineering
17
The faculty is home to:
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MacArthur Award recipients
9 - National Medal of Science recipient 1
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Nobel Prize recipients
2 - Pulitzer Prize recipients 4
Staff and Academics (November 2025)
21,045
45,461
1,614
90
Campus Size (Fall 2025)
West Philadelphia campus: 299 acres, 225 buildings (excluding hospital)
New Bolton Center: 679 acres, 123 buildings
Morris Arboretum: 92 acres, 33 buildings
Fundraising (FY2025)
- Endowment $24.81 billion
- Voluntary support $709.9 million
- Contributions given by 108,365 individuals $254.6 million
- Gifts from foundations and associations $384.6 million
- Gifts from corporations $70.6 million
Sponsored Projects (Nov. 2024) reflects FY2024-25 data
- in Awards $1.34 billion
- Awards 10,075
- Projects submitted 4,726
- Principal investigators that had a submitted project 1,935
Powerful Research (2026)
- Research centers and institutes 209
- Research faculty 6,000 +
- Postdoctoral fellows 1,350
- Academic support staff and graduate student trainees 6,400
- Research budget $1.33 billion
Tuition, Annual Budget, and Payroll
$71,236
$19,876
$17.7B
$9.69B
Community Service
The University of Pennsylvania has more than 120 academically based community service courses. The courses enroll approximately 1,060 undergraduate and graduate Penn students each year. Community service at Penn is primarily coordinated by Civic House (student volunteerism and advocacy), Fox Leadership, the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships (coordinates academically based community service), and Penn VIPS (Volunteers in Public Service—faculty and staff volunteers), which is a part of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships.
Netter Center for Community Partnerships
14,000
A summer of student enrichment, from big ideas to bold beats
The Netter Center for Community Partnerships finished its summer of programming for West Philadelphia students, impacting 640 students and six University-Assisted Community Schools.