Acceptance Rate History
University of Pennsylvania Acceptance Rate: 5.4% in 2024 (2013–2024 history)
PA · Current rate: 5.4%
University of Pennsylvania admits the SAT 1510–1570 range — you might be closer than you think.
This page is one school. The answer weighs it against the rest of your list, from what each school published.
What is University of Pennsylvania's acceptance rate in 2024?
University of Pennsylvania's acceptance rate in 2024 is 5.4%, roughly unchanged from 5.9% in 2023.
College Scorecard 2024
Regular Decision acceptance rate at University of Pennsylvania
Outside Early Decision, University of Pennsylvania admitted 2,304 of 63,041 applicants in the 2025-2026 cycle: 3.7%. That counts everyone who did not apply Early Decision.
Calculated from published counts · Common Data Set 2025-2026 · checked Oct 2026
How many applicants does University of Pennsylvania admit, and what is its acceptance rate?
In its 2024 admissions cycle, University of Pennsylvania admitted 3,523 of 65,226 applicants — an overall acceptance rate of 5.4%.
Source: College Scorecard 2024
Does University of Pennsylvania's 2024 acceptance rate include early-round applicants?
Yes. The 5.4% rate is one whole-cycle figure covering all 65,226 applicants University of Pennsylvania received for 2024, early and regular rounds counted together; it is not the rate of any single round.
Source: College Scorecard 2024
How has University of Pennsylvania's acceptance rate changed recently?
University of Pennsylvania's acceptance rate was 5.9% in 2023 and 5.4% in 2024, both reported by the same source.
Source: College Scorecard 2024
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.4% | 65,226 | 3,523 |
| 2023 | 5.9% | 59,465 | 3,489 |
| 2022 | 6.5% | 54,588 | 3,549 |
| 2021 | 5.9% | 56,332 | 3,304 |
| 2020 | 9.0% | 42,205 | 3,789 |
| 2019 | 7.7% | 44,961 | 3,446 |
| 2018 | 8.4% | 44,491 | 3,740 |
| 2017 | 9.3% | 40,413 | 3,757 |
| 2016 | 9.4% | 38,918 | 3,674 |
| 2015 | 10.2% | 37,268 | 3,787 |
| 2014 | 10.4% | 35,866 | 3,718 |
| 2013 | 12.2% | 31,282 | 3,830 |
Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard
Cost
The same school, two different prices
Family income under $30k: -$3,012/yr · Family income over $110k: $55,972/yr (AY 2023–24)
Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price. Aid exceeded cost of attendance.
High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.
Aid for international students
University of Pennsylvania awarded institutional aid to 416 international undergraduates, averaging $75,356 (2024-2025 Common Data Set).
These figures describe only the international students who actually received aid — not what a typical international admit can expect. International students outside this group pay the full sticker price.
Source: official Common Data Set filing
Admitted Student Profile
SAT Range · Middle 50% (25th–75th)
1510–1570
College Scorecard 2024
Admitted students at University of Pennsylvania scored between 1510 and 1570 on the SAT (middle 50%).
Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education
What this school weighs — University of Pennsylvania
Course rigor and GPA are not in this table. Nearly every school rates both at the top, so they tell you nothing about this one. These six are where schools differ.
| Class rank | Important |
|---|---|
| Standardized test scores | Considered |
| Application essay | Very important |
| Recommendations | Very important |
| Extracurricular activities | Important |
| Character / personal qualities | Very important |
University of Pennsylvania Common Data Set 2025–26, section C7
How to read these numbers
- The 2024 rate covers University of Pennsylvania's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
- 1510–1570 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1510, and a quarter scored above 1570.
- The table above holds 12 reported years, 2013 through 2024. Across them University of Pennsylvania's rate ranged from 5.4% to 12.2%, so any single year is one point inside that range.
Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.
Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education
Where do you stand?
School
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
SAT
Middle 50% of admitted students scored 1510–1570.
GPA
No published GPA data for this school.
This is SAT only — one slice of an application, not the whole of it.
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Trend Analysis
University of Pennsylvania's acceptance rate has decreased from 12.2% in 2013 to 5.4% in 2024, reflecting increased selectivity. The most notable shift occurred in 2021.
Analysis compiled from official data trends.
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Data sourced from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Does not represent endorsements or guarantee admission outcomes.