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University of Pennsylvania Common Data Set 2025-26
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Acceptance rate
4.9%
3,570 of 72,544
Early decision rate
13.3%
Non-ED pool: 3.7%
SAT middle 50%
~1510–1570
ACT middle 50%
34–35
Who got into University of Pennsylvania: GPA and SAT of reported applicants
Accepted 295Waitlisted 179Rejected 750Preview
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GPA and SAT of 1224 reported applicants, accepted vs. rejected.
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| AppliedC1 | 72,544 |
| AdmittedC1 | 3,570 |
| EnrolledC1 | 2,420 |
| YieldC1 | 67.8% |
| Early decisionC21 | 1,266 of 9,503 (13.3%) |
| Early actionC22 | Not offered |
Waitlist
| Offered a placeC2 | 3,252 |
| Accepted a placeC2 | 2,566 |
| Admitted from waitlistC2 | 60 |
| Odds if you stay on the listC2 | 2.3% |
Test scores and GPA
| Submitted SATC9 | 52% |
| Submitted ACTC9 | 18% |
| SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9 | 740–770 |
| SAT Math (25th–75th)C9 | 770–800 |
| Average high school GPAC12 | 3.90 |
| GPA of 4.0C11 | 59% |
| GPA 3.75–3.99C11 | 32% |
| GPA 3.50–3.74C11 | 5% |
| GPA below 3.50C11 | 4% |
Cost and financial aid
| TuitionG1 | $65,670 |
| Required feesG1 | $8,308 |
| Food and housingG1 | — |
| Need fully met (first-years)H2 | 100% |
| Average % of need metH2 | 100% |
| Average need-based packageH2 | $73,689 |
| Average need-based grantH2 | $70,867 |
What admissions looks at
- Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
- Class rankImportant
- Academic GPAVery important
- Standardized test scoresConsidered
- Application essayVery important
- Recommendation(s)Very important
- InterviewNot considered
- Extracurricular activitiesImportant
- Talent/abilityImportant
- Character/personal qualitiesVery important
- First generationConsidered
- Alumni/ae relationConsidered
- Geographical residenceConsidered
- State residencyConsidered
- Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
- Volunteer workImportant
- Work experienceImportant
- Level of applicant's interestNot considered
From item C7.
Outcomes
| UndergraduatesB1 | 9,989 |
| First-year retentionB22 | 98.6% |
| 4-year graduation rateB | — |
| 6-year graduation rateB | 96.9% |
Notes on this filing
- C8A test policy checkboxes are labeled for Fall 2027 admission; C8F gives only a URL with no further detail, so the policy phrase relies on C8A and C8G.
- C1: total applied (72,544) equals male + female + unknown (34,504 + 38,023 + 17); no separate total was needed beyond the printed figure.
- C9: SAT composite is not printed (only ERW and Math percentiles), so sat_composite is null.
- C9: 4-year graduation rate is not printed in B4-B11 (only the 6-year rate, 96.9%), so grad_rate_4yr is null.
- B1 total undergraduates (9,989) is degree-seeking only; B2 total including non-degree-seeking is 11,236. Used 9,989.
- C11: below-3.50 share is the sum of the printed bands 3.25-3.49 (4%) plus 3.00-3.24, 2.50-2.99, 1.0-1.99 (all 0%); the 2.0-2.49 and below-1.0 cells are blank.
- G1: on-campus room only (13,644) and board only (6,960) are printed separately; no combined room-and-board figure is printed, so room_and_board is null. Required fees and tuition are first-year figures; no in-state/out-of-state split applies to this private school.
- H1 is marked as 2024-25 Final rather than 2025-26 Estimated; aid figures are from that year.
- H2 line a (2,393) differs from B1 first-time first-year degree-seeking total (2,414); H2 used as printed.
- aid.pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed and not among the permitted derivations, so it is null.
- C21: early decision offered (Yes); early action not offered (C22 No).
Source: University of Pennsylvania Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.