University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania incoming freshman academic profile

Average high school GPA

3.922025-26 · CollegeData source

SAT composite middle score

Not reported

ACT composite middle score

352025-26 CDS · Source

Average GPA of enrolled freshmen (scale may be weighted or unweighted). SAT/ACT are median scores of students who submitted them — not scholarship cutoffs.

Freshman financial need & merit gifts

Reporting year unavailable financial-aid profile · CollegeData source

Average freshman need met

Not reported

Average undergraduate need met

Not reported

These groups use different denominators and should not be added together. Need met is an average share of assessed financial need—not a share of tuition or an aid guarantee.

University of Pennsylvania net price by family income

Historical average cost after all grants and scholarships — not need-based aid eligibility. 2024–25 academic year.

Families earning $150,000+ should not assume they'll get need-based grants; the "Over $110K" group mixes very different incomes.

At what family income does financial aid stop at University of Pennsylvania?

There's no universal cutoff. Need-based aid depends on income, assets, family size and college rules; merit scholarships are based on grades and scores, so high income doesn't rule them out. Use University of Pennsylvania's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.

Graduation, earnings & student debt

6-year graduation

96.9%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort

First-year retention

98.9%Fall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

$121,6872011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars

Median federal debt

$15,000Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled

Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 215062).

Colleges with acceptance rates similar to University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania accepts about 5% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.

• Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN5% acceptance
• Duke University · Durham, NC5% acceptance
• Northeastern University · Boston, MA5% acceptance
• Northeastern University Professional Programs · Boston, MA5% acceptance
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA5% acceptance
• Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH6% acceptance
• Yale University · New Haven, CT5% acceptance
• Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD6% acceptance
• University of Chicago · Chicago, IL4% acceptance
• Brown University · Providence, RI6% acceptance

Colleges with merit aid similar to University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania's average merit aid is not reported, so similar award amounts cannot be identified. Missing data does not mean the college offers no merit aid.