University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA · Official acceptance rate: 5.87%

Official Data

Source: College Scorecard, US Dept. of Education

Acceptance Rate

5.87%

SAT Average

1545

SAT Range (25th-75th)

1500-1570

ACT Median

ACT Range (25th-75th)

34-35

Undergrad Enrollment

10,768

Website

www.upenn.edu/

Decision Timeline

When University of Pennsylvania releases admissions decisions

Early Decisionestimated

Dec 13, 2025

Regular Decisionestimated

Mar 27, 2026(30 days away)

What Matters in Admissions

Source: Common Data Set 2023-2024

Academic GPAVery Important

Class RankImportant

Test ScoresConsidered

Application EssayVery Important

RecommendationsVery Important

ExtracurricularsImportant

Talent / AbilityImportant

Character / Personal QualitiesVery Important

First GenerationConsidered

Alumni Relation

GPA Distribution of Admitted Students

Source: Common Data Set 2023-2024

4.0

58.0%

3.75 – 3.99

31.0%

3.50 – 3.74

6.0%

3.25 – 3.49

4.0%

3.00 – 3.24

0.0%

Below 3.0

0.0%

Applicant Pools

Source: Common Data Set 2023-2024

Early Decision

Applied8,109

Admitted1,204

Accept Rate14.8%

Waitlist

Applied2,288

Admitted40

Accept Rate1.7%

Community Data

From 91 crowdsourced submissions

Total Submissions

Crowdsourced Accept Rate

19%

Avg GPA (UW)

3.87

Avg SAT

1498

Decision Breakdown

Accepted

Rejected

Waitlisted

Deferred

Avg ACT

SAT Range

740-1590

GPA Range

1.00-4.19

Individual Submissions (91)

Showing 61-80 of 91 self-reported outcomes for University of Pennsylvania