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Acceptance Rates & Admissions Statistics
University of Pennsylvania Acceptance Rate & Admissions Statistics
University of Pennsylvania admitted 3,530 students to its Class of 2029 from 72,544 applications. Below is a full picture of University of Pennsylvania’s admissions data, what the numbers actually indicate, and what the school looks for in an applicant.
Class of 2029
At a Glance
- Overall acceptance rate
- 4.87%
Class of 2029
Acceptance Rates
For the Class of 2029, University of Pennsylvania admitted 3,530 students from 72,544 total applications — an overall acceptance rate of 4.87%. Across the last four cycles the overall rate has held between 4.9% and 6%, with class size and application volume shown below.
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2029 | 72,544 | 3,530 | 4.87% |
| 2028 | 62,235 | 3,508 | 5.64% |
| 2027 | 59,565 | 3,474 | 5.83% |
| 2026 | 55,000 | 3,300 | 6% |
| 2025 | 56,333 | 3,202 | 5.68% |
View historical data
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42,205 | 3,404 | 8.07% |
| 2023 | 44,960 | 3,345 | 7.44% |
| 2022 | 44,482 | 3,731 | 8.39% |
| 2021 | 40,413 | 3,699 | 9.15% |
| 2020 | 38,918 | 3,661 | 9.41% |
No data is available for this admission round.
No data is available for this admission round.
Class of 2030
Test Scores & Academic Profile
- SAT middle 50%
- 1510-1560
- ACT middle 50%
- 34-35
- Testing policy
- Required — UPenn requires the SAT or ACT for applicants.
- GPA
- UPenn does not publish a minimum; admitted students are typically at the top 10% of their class.
Good to Know
- UPenn uses the Common Application
- Early Decision is binding.
- UPenn does consider legacy status.
- UPenn does not offer interviews.
Application Deadlines
| Date | Deadline | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | Early Decision deadline Notification: mid-December | Early Decision |
| Jan 5 | Regular Decision deadline Notification: Late March | Regular Decision |
