Admissions
Penn admits a record-low 7.44 percent of applicants to the Class of 2023
Penn has admitted 3,345 students for the Class of 2023 after receiving 44,960 applications, the largest applicant pool to date.
As the process wraps up, prospective students reevaluate admissions at elite colleges
As the admissions process wraps up for high school seniors, and Penn's regular decision results set to be sent out March 28, prospective and admitted students of the Class of 2023 are coming to terms with their own experiences with wealth and privilege in the admissions process.
Ira Bowman, former assistant to Jerome Allen, implicated in Penn admissions fraud
Jerome Allen, a former Penn basketball star player and coach, admitted to receiving approximately $300,000 in bribes from Philip Esformes to recruit his son to play basketball for Penn.
'It's a system that is completely unfair': students question wealth's role in admissions
Students said the national admissions scandal and the Jerome Allen case have generated discussions on the role that money plays in college admissions. College junior Luke Yamulla referenced the bribery allegations as well as recent tuition hikes in a recent post on Penn’s meme page, Official Unofficial Squirrel Catching Club.
Penn parent sent more than $400,000 to consultant at center of national admissions scandal
Bank records were analyzed by the witness to show the money trail from Esformes' account to the Key WorldWide Foundation, which prosecutors allege was fraudulent and used to launder bribes from parents trying to gain college admission for their children, Law360 reported.
John Legend calls college admissions 'rigged' in light of national bribery scandal
Legend, who studied English while at Penn, mentioned that he went to a "good school" and added that others are viewing the scandal "rightly as fraudulent and dishonest." He and his wife, Christine Teigen, also posted a photo on Twitter with their heads photoshopped onto professional soccer players’ bodies.
Parent who bribed former Penn coach contacted consultant at center of admissions scandal
The new ties between Philip Esformes and William Singer were introduced in Miami federal court a few days after more than 50 individuals were indicted in the national admissions scandal.
Furda says Penn will revisit admissions procedures in light of national bribery scandal
Penn hired an outside consultant to review procedures after former men's basketball coach Jerome Allen pleaded guilty in October 2018 to accepting bribes to help a current Penn senior gain admission.
Penn not among schools named in nationwide college admissions scandal
Among the 50 individuals charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering and fraud are famous actors, college coaches, and university administrators.
Penn student tour guides will now focus on personal stories instead of facts and figures
Penn Admissions revamped their information sessions and admissions tours, run by Kite and Key Society, to be less focused on "facts and figures" and more on personal anecdotes of Penn.
Penn received 44,960 applications for the Class of 2023 — the largest pool to date
The number of applications Penn received is about a one percent increase from last year's numbers. By comparison, the Class of 2022 saw above a 10 percent increase in applications.
'You don’t have time for it' — why Penn Admissions doesn't fact-check most applications
Admissions officers say there is no formal fact checking process in place and they do not intend to implement one.
Early Decision breakdown: How Penn stacks up among the Ivies
Across the Ivy League, early admission rates dropped this year for the Class of 2023.
Penn's early decision acceptance rate drops to 18 percent for Class of 2023
International students were admitted from 48 different countries, a drop from last year's 54 countries. The number of states with admitted students dropped from 45 last year to 42 this year.
Penn’s early decision applicant pool plateaued this year. Here’s why Furda isn’t surprised.
Across the Ivy League, schools have recently experienced a plateau in terms of Early Decision applicant numbers.
Penn’s Early Decision applicant pool plateaus for the Class of 2023
Penn's early decision applicant pool has been steadily growing every year since 2011.
Instead of heading straight to law school, more students are taking time off after college
Of the current first-year students at Penn Law, 75 percent have spent one or more years out of college before enrolling in law school.
Penn is now one of two Ivies with no plans to pay their student tour guides
There are approximately 150 guides currently in the Kite and Key Society, each of whom are expected to lead one campus tour a week.
Penn's early decision deadline was Thursday – except for students affected by recent hurricanes
Penn announced it would give students living in North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, and the Florida panhandle an extension until Nov. 12 to send in their ED applications, as well as waive the $75 application fee.