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Acceptance Rate 7.66%
Yield 69.65%
SAT Score 1,505
ACT Score 34
Applicants 44,961

Applying To UPenn

For the academic year 2019-20, the acceptance rate is 7.66% at University of Pennsylvania where total of 44,961 students applied and 3,446 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,505 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 Rate8%
Average Test Scores1,505 SAT / 34 ACT
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2019-2020, the acceptance rate is 7.66% where total of 44,961 students (22,459 men and 22,502 women) have applied to UPenn and 3,446 (1,625 men and 1,821 women) students have been admitted to the school. Among them, 1,150 male and 1,250 female students have enrolled into UPenn and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 69.65%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UPenn
TotalMenWomen
Applicants44,96122,45922,502
Admitted3,4461,6251,821
Enrolled2,4001,1501,250
Acceptance Rate 7.66% 7.24% 8.09%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 69.65% 70.77% 68.64%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UPenn, 1,499 applicants (62% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 901 applicants (38%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,505 and the average ACT score is 34 at UPenn. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,560 and 25th percentile score is 1,450. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 106 and the 25th percentile score is 99. The following table shows the detail 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 Writing700760
SAT Math750800
ACT Composite3335
ACT Math3235
ACT English3436
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

University of Pennsylvania requires 4 items (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. Next 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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