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Acceptance Rate 5.87%
Yield 73.18%
SAT Score 1,525
ACT Score 34
Applicants 56,332

Applying To UPenn

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 5.87% at University of Pennsylvania where a total of 56,332 students applied and 3,304 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,525 and the average ACT score is 34. It requires three items and recommends 2 articles to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to UPenn.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$80
Admission Informationwww.upenn.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.admissions.upenn.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate5.87%
Average Test Scores1,525 SAT / 34 ACT
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 5.87% where a total of 56,332 students (26,640 men and 29,692 women) have applied to UPenn and 3,304 (1,505 men and 1,799 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 1,103 male and 1,315 female students have enrolled into UPenn and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 73.18%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UPenn
TotalMenWomen
Applicants56,33226,64029,692
Admitted3,3041,5051,799
Enrolled2,4181,1031,315
Acceptance Rate 5.87% 5.65% 6.06%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 73.18% 73.29% 73.10%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UPenn, 1,183 applicants (49% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 732 applicants (30%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,525 and the average ACT score is 34 at UPenn. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,570 and 25th percentile score is 1,480. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 106 and the 25th percentile score is 101. 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 Writing720770
SAT Math760800
ACT Composite3335
ACT Math3335
ACT English3536
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

University of Pennsylvania requires 3 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations) and recommends 2 articles (Completion of College Preparatory Program, TOEFL) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 1 item(s) (Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
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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