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University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

  • #11 QS Global World Ranking
  • PrivateStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 22,565Total Students
  • 5,288Faculty
  • 5,821Int'l Students
QS Global World Ranking
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Status
Whether the University is funded by the government of that country or state, or funded by private donations.
Research Output
The research intensity of the University, based on the number of papers output relative to the University’s size.
Total Students
The number of full time equivalent students enrolled at the University.
Faculty
The number of full time equivalent teaching staff employed by the University.
Int'l Students
The number of full time equivalent international students enrolled at the University.

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COVID-19 Information:

All on-campus visits for prospective students at the University of Pennsylvania have been cancelled. The Admissions Visitor Center is also closed during this time. Students can still explore the campus in a virtual tour.


The University of Pennsylvania is a private Ivy League research university located in the city of Philadelphia. It was founded in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin, one of the United States’ founding fathers, who was eager to create a school to educate future generations. 

Franklin advocated a concept of higher education that focused not merely on the education of the clergy, but on teaching knowledge of arts and humanities, as well as the practical skills needed to make a living and to do public good. His maxim of “well done is better than well said” lives on today through its commitment to inclusive policies and innovation. 

As of fall 2017, there were 21,599 students studying at Penn, split equally between undergraduate and graduate students. Penn has a strong focus on interdisciplinary learning and research, offering double degree programs, unique majors and academic flexibility. This means competition to study at Penn is fierce, particularly at undergraduate level. The admission rate for the class of 2021 was 9.3 percent, of which 46 percent were either black, Hispanic Asian, or Native American. Unusually for an Ivy League school, women comprise over half (54 percent) of all students enrolled.  

Penn’s core campus covers more than 279 acres in a contiguous area of West Philadelphia's University City. All of Penn's schools and most of its research institutes are located on this campus, with the surrounding neighborhood including restaurants and pubs, a large supermarket and cinema. 

Student life at Penn serves up opportunities to discover new interests and passions galore, through a wide diversity of social, political, religious, and cultural activities. There are cultural centers and one-of-a-kind museums on campus that allow the arts to play a leading role in student life such as the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, the Arthur Ross Gallery, and Institute of Contemporary Art, which are all major cultural destinations and easy for Penn students to access. 

The university also takes sports and recreation very seriously, with students taking part in ice hockey, athletics and joining a variety of competitive, instructional and recreational sports clubs.  

With its arts and sciences programs ranking in the top 10 nationally, and the employment prospects for its students among the brightest (Penn boasts one of the highest numbers of graduates who go on to become Fortune 500 CEOs), there is little doubt that the University of Pennsylvania deserves its Ivy League status and reputation.  


About

COVID-19 Information:

All on-campus visits for prospective students at the University of Pennsylvania have been cancelled. The Admissions Visitor Center is also closed during this time. Students can still explore the campus in a virtual tour.


The University of Pennsylvania is a private Ivy League research university located in the city of Philadelphia. It was founded in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin, one of the United States’ founding fathers, who was eager to create a school to educate future generations. 

Franklin advocated a concept of higher education that focused not merely on the education of the clergy, but on teaching knowledge of arts and humanities, as well as the practical skills needed to make a living and to do public good. His maxim of “well done is better than well said” lives on today through its commitment to inclusive policies and innovation. 

As of fall 2017, there were 21,599 students studying at Penn, split equally between undergraduate and graduate students. Penn has a strong focus on interdisciplinary learning and research, offering double degree programs, unique majors and academic flexibility. This means competition to study at Penn is fierce, particularly at undergraduate level. The admission rate for the class of 2021 was 9.3 percent, of which 46 percent were either black, Hispanic Asian, or Native American. Unusually for an Ivy League school, women comprise over half (54 percent) of all students enrolled.  

Penn’s core campus covers more than 279 acres in a contiguous area of West Philadelphia's University City. All of Penn's schools and most of its research institutes are located on this campus, with the surrounding neighborhood including restaurants and pubs, a large supermarket and cinema. 

Student life at Penn serves up opportunities to discover new interests and passions galore, through a wide diversity of social, political, religious, and cultural activities. There are cultural centers and one-of-a-kind museums on campus that allow the arts to play a leading role in student life such as the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, the Arthur Ross Gallery, and Institute of Contemporary Art, which are all major cultural destinations and easy for Penn students to access. 

The university also takes sports and recreation very seriously, with students taking part in ice hockey, athletics and joining a variety of competitive, instructional and recreational sports clubs.  

With its arts and sciences programs ranking in the top 10 nationally, and the employment prospects for its students among the brightest (Penn boasts one of the highest numbers of graduates who go on to become Fortune 500 CEOs), there is little doubt that the University of Pennsylvania deserves its Ivy League status and reputation.  


University highlights

QS World University Ranking

  • 2012
    #12
  • 2014
    #13
  • 2015
    #13
  • 2016
    #18
  • 2017
    #18
  • 2018
    #19
  • 2019
    #19
  • 2020
    #15
  • 2021
    #16
  • 2022
    #13
  • 2023
    #13
  • 2024
    #12
  • 2025
    #11
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Student & Staff

Total students
22,565

57%
43%

International students
5,821

78%
22%

Total faculty staff
5,288

2184
3104

Total students
22,565

57%
43%

International students
5,821

78%
22%

Total faculty staff
5,288

3104
2184
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Campus locations

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Levine Hall, 3330 Walnut Street,

Levine Hall, 3330 Walnut Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

847 Williams Hall, 36th & Spruce Streets,

847 Williams Hall, 36th & Spruce Streets , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive,

Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Center for Bioethics 3401 Market Street,

Center for Bioethics 3401 Market Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Claire M Fagin Hall, 418 Curie Boulevard,

Claire M Fagin Hall, 418 Curie Boulevard , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Claudia Cohen Hall 249 S 36th Street,

Claudia Cohen Hall 249 S 36th Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

College Hall 208,

College Hall 208 , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

David Rittenhouse Lab, 209 South 33rd Street,

David Rittenhouse Lab, 209 South 33rd Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe History of Art Building, 3405 Woodland Walk,

Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe History of Art Building, 3405 Woodland Walk , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Fisher Bennett Hall, 3340 Walnut Street,

Fisher Bennett Hall, 3340 Walnut Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut Street,

Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Lauder-Fischer Hall, 256 South 37th Street,

Lauder-Fischer Hall, 256 South 37th Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

745 William Hall 255 South 36th Street,

745 William Hall 255 South 36th Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

McNeil Building, 3718 Locust Walk,

McNeil Building, 3718 Locust Walk , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Meyerson Hall, 210 South 34th Street,

Meyerson Hall, 210 South 34th Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Moore Building 200 South 33rd Street,

Moore Building 200 South 33rd Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Moore Building, 200 South 33rd Street,

Moore Building, 200 South 33rd Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Steinberg Dietrich Hall, 3620 Locust Walk,

Steinberg Dietrich Hall, 3620 Locust Walk , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Studies 3440 Market Street,

Studies 3440 Market Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

The Alice Paul Center, 411 Cohen Hall 249 South 36th Street,

The Alice Paul Center, 411 Cohen Hall 249 South 36th Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

The Robert Schattner Center 240 South 40th Street,

The Robert Schattner Center 240 South 40th Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Towne Building, 220 S 33rd Street,

Towne Building, 220 S 33rd Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

University Museum, 3260 South Street,

University Museum, 3260 South Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Williams Hall, 36th and Spruce Streets,

Williams Hall, 36th and Spruce Streets , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

3401 Walnut Street,

3401 Walnut Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

102 Leidy Laboratories 433 S University Avenue,

102 Leidy Laboratories 433 S University Avenue , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

204 Colonial Penn Center 3641 Locust Walk,

204 Colonial Penn Center 3641 Locust Walk , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

208 S 37th Street,

208 S 37th Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

210 S 33rd Street, Skirkanich Hall,

210 S 33rd Street, Skirkanich Hall , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

231 South 34th Street,

231 South 34th Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

240 South 40th Street,

240 South 40th Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

249 South, 36th Street,

249 South, 36th Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

254 b Hayden Hall, 240 South 33rd Street,

254 b Hayden Hall, 240 South 33rd Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

311 Logan Hall, 249 S 36th Street,

311 Logan Hall, 249 S 36th Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

3231 Walnut Street,

3231 Walnut Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

3400 Chestnut Street,

3400 Chestnut Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

University of Pennsylvania,

University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

3620 Locust Walk,

3620 Locust Walk , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

3620 Locust Walk, SH-DH 106,

3620 Locust Walk, SH-DH 106 , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

3641 Locust Walk, Colonial Penn Center,

3641 Locust Walk, Colonial Penn Center , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

3680 Walnut Street, 518 Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts,

3680 Walnut Street, 518 Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

3700 Market Street,

3700 Market Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

3700 Walnut Street,

3700 Walnut Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

3701 Locust Walk,

3701 Locust Walk , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

3720 Walnut Street Solomon Lab Building,

3720 Walnut Street Solomon Lab Building , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

3800 Spruce Street,

3800 Spruce Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

3814 Walnut Street,

3814 Walnut Street , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , 19104

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