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Acceptance Rate 8.98%
Yield 61.26%
SAT Score 1,515
ACT Score 34
Applicants 42,205

Applying To UPenn

For the academic year 2020-21, the acceptance rate is 8.98% at University of Pennsylvania where a total of 42,205 students applied and 3,789 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,515 and the average ACT score is 34. It requires four items and recommends 2 articles to submit to their applicants. The following table describes the general admission information for applying to University of Pennsylvania.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$80
Admission Informationwww.upenn.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.admissions.upenn.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate9%
Average Test Scores1,515 SAT / 34 ACT
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2020-2021, the acceptance rate is 8.98% where a total of 42,205 students (21,197 men and 21,008 women) have applied to UPenn and 3,789 (1,789 men and 2,000 women) students have been admitted to the school. Among them, 1,071 male and 1,250 female students have enrolled into UPenn and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 61.26%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UPenn
TotalMenWomen
Applicants42,20521,19721,008
Admitted3,7891,7892,000
Enrolled2,3211,0711,250
Acceptance Rate 8.98% 8.44% 9.52%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 61.26% 59.87% 62.50%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UPenn, 1,501 applicants (65% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 820 applicants (35%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,515 and the average ACT score is 34 at UPenn. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,570 and 25th percentile score is 1,460. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 106 and the 25th percentile score is 98. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UPenn.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UPenn
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing710770
SAT Math750800
ACT Composite3335
ACT Math3135
ACT English3436
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

University of Pennsylvania requires 4 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, Admission Test Scores) and recommends 2 articles (Completion of College Preparatory Program, TOEFL) to submit to their applicants. The following table summarizes the application requirements at University of Pennsylvania
Application Requirements for UPenn
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✔
TOEFL✓
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at University of Pennsylvania is Semester. University of Pennsylvania accepts Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that University of Pennsylvania accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗

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