University of Pennsylvania Teaching Programs

Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is University of Pennsylvania?

Contact details for UPenn are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	34Th & Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6303
Phone:	215-898-5000
Website:	www.upenn.edu

How Do I Get Into UPenn?

You can apply to UPenn online at: www.admissions.upenn.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for UPenn

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into UPenn?

If you plan to apply to UPenn, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 7%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 6%, and the acceptance rate for women is 7%.

Average Test Scores

About 48% of students accepted to UPenn submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 730 and 770. Math scores were between 770 and 800.

UPenn received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 35 and 36. Math scores were between 33 and 0. Composite scores were between 34 and 35.

Can I Afford University of Pennsylvania?

The overall average net price of UPenn is $59,061. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UPenn, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $10,510 a year. That adds up to $42,040 over four years for those students.

University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,292 undergraduate students at UPenn, with 10,106 being full-time and 1,186 being part-time.

There are also 16,746 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,106 full-time undergraduates at UPenn, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Pennsylvania students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,600
Black or African American	757
Hispanic or Latino	1,021
White	3,367
International Students	1,477
Other Races/Ethnicities	884

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at University of Pennsylvania. At this time, 49 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 138 countries are represented at UPenn. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Pennsylvania

There are 18 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at UPenn. In 2022-2023, 3,919 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UPenn has changed over the last few years.

University of Pennsylvania Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Education	171	16	187
General Educational Leadership & Administration	71	19	90
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	68	0	68
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	34	23	57
Reading Teacher Education	31	3	34
Other Education	13	16	29
Adult & Continuing Education	27	0	27
Educational Statistics & Research Methods	26	0	26
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education	24	0	24
Curriculum & Instruction	17	3	20
English & Language Arts Education	18	0	18
Educational/Instructional Technology	16	1	17
Social Studies Education	16	0	16
Elementary Education	15	0	15
Science Education	7	0	7
Mathematics Education	5	0	5
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	0
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	0	0
Secondary Education	0	0	0
TOTAL	559	81	640

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By WestCoastivieS under License

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