Also known as

  • Penn, U of PA, U-Penn, U of P, Pennsylvania, UPenn, Pennsylvania University, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton, Wharton School of Business

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
19,276
56.7% Female
43.3% Male

Institution Overview

System
-2
School Type
Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation)
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
No
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
449
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
159
Doctoral Research
79
Doctoral Professional
13
Distance
37
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.08%
American Indian or Alaska Native
17.61%
Asian
5.61%
Black or African American
5.46%
Hispanic or Latino
0.07%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
31.94%
White
1.92%
Two or more races
7.54%
Unknown
29.78%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$90
Admissions Office Web Address
www.upenn.edu/admissions/

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition
$41,544

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
Yes
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
159
Master's (Distance)
1
Doctor's Degree Research
79
Doctor's Degree Professional
13
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
58
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
12
Post Master's Certificate
14
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Actuarial Science Master's Degree Yes No
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
African-American/Black Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Applied Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Applied Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Applied Mathematics, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Applied Psychology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Archeology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Architecture Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Artificial Intelligence Master's Degree Yes No
Asian Studies/Civilization Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Behavioral Sciences Master's Degree Yes No
Biochemistry Master's Degree Yes No
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Bioinformatics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biological and Physical Sciences Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Biophysics Master's Degree Yes No
Biostatistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biotechnology Master's Degree Yes No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business/Commerce, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Communication and Media Studies, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling Master's Degree Yes No
Comparative Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computational Science Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer and Information Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Science Master's Degree Yes No
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Master's Degree Yes No
Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Yes No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree Yes No
Creative Writing Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Criminology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Curriculum and Instruction Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration Master's Degree Yes No
Demography and Population Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Dentistry Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Design and Applied Arts, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Developmental and Child Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
East Asian Studies Doctoral – Professional Yes No
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Economics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Educational Statistics and Research Methods Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational/Instructional Technology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Elementary Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing Master's Degree Yes No
Endodontics/Endodontology Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering Design Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering, Other Master's Degree Yes No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English/Language Arts Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Environmental Biology Master's Degree Yes No
Environmental Design/Architecture Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Environmental Health Master's Degree Yes No
Environmental Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Epidemiology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Experimental Psychology Master's Degree Yes No
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Yes No
Film/Cinema/Video Studies Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Finance, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Financial Mathematics Master's Degree Yes No
Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Yes No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography Master's Degree Yes No
Geography, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Geological/Geophysical Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
German Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Graphic Design Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Health/Health Care Administration/Management Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Historic Preservation and Conservation Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
History, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Hydrology and Water Resources Science Master's Degree Yes No
Immunology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Insurance Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
International Business/Trade/Commerce Master's Degree Yes No
International/Global Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Landscape Architecture Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Law Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Legal Professions and Studies, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Legal Studies, General Master's Degree Yes No
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Linguistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Management Information Systems, General Master's Degree Yes No
Management Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Materials Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Yes No
Mathematics and Statistics, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Mathematics Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medical Informatics Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Medical Scientist Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Music, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nanotechnology Master's Degree Yes No
Neuroscience Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nurse Anesthetist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Master's Degree Yes No
Nursing Administration Master's Degree Yes No
Operations Management and Supervision Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Organizational Behavior Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Orthodontics/Orthodontology Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Yes No
Periodontics/Periodontology Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pharmacology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Philosophy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physics, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Political Science and Government, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Pre-Law Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Programs for Foreign Lawyers Master's Degree Yes No
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Yes No
Psychology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Administration Master's Degree Yes No
Public Finance Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Public Health, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Public Policy Analysis, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Reading Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Real Estate Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Religion/Religious Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods Doctoral – Research Yes No
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Russian Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General Master's Degree Yes No
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Secondary Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Master's Degree Yes No
Social Studies Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Social Work Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Sociology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Spanish Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Statistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Sustainability Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Systems Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master's Degree Yes No
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Yes No
Women's Studies Master's Degree Yes No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 6,596 2,268 1,604 2,724
With faculty status 5,205 2,268 213 2,724
Tenured 1,278 1,278 0 0
On tenure track 454 454 0 0
Not on tenure track 3,473 536 213 2,724
Multi-year contract 191 191 0 0
Annual contract 3,282 345 213 2,724
Without faculty status 1,391 0 1,391 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
No

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
Yes

Overview

Average Tuition
$41,544
Financial aid office web address
www.srfs.upenn.edu/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$12,166
Typical Board
$6,330
Tuition & Fees
Amount
Full time Average Tuition$41,544
Full time Fees$4,490
Part time, per credit hour$1,927

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramIn-state TuitionIn-state FeesOut-of-State TuitionOut-of-State Fees
Dentistry $86,448 $5,626 $86,448 $5,626
Law $71,266 $5,668 $71,266 $5,668
Medicine $65,940 $5,940 $65,940 $5,940
Veterinary Medicine $51,672 $5,804 $61,674 $5,804

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
Yes
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
19,276
56.7% Female
43.3% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.08%
American Indian or Alaska Native
17.61%
Asian
5.61%
Black or African American
5.46%
Hispanic or Latino
0.07%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
31.94%
White
1.92%
Two or more races
7.54%
Unknown
29.78%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 6 9
Asian 1,473 1,922
Black Or African American 388 693
Hispanic Or Latino 444 608
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 7 7
Non-resident Alien 2,665 3,075
White 2,595 3,561
Two Or More Races 131 239
Unknown 630 823

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
6,099
44.7% Male
55.3% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
660
50.2% Male
49.8% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
698
38.1% Male
61.9% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
170
37.1% Male
62.9% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
7
42.9% Male
57.1% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
34th & Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6303
Phone
215-898-5000
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


Articles & Advice


What is a Good GRE Score?
What is a Good GRE Score?
How to Write a Statement of Purpose
How to Write a Statement of Purpose
Master's in Public Health (MPH) Online Programs