According to recently released class profile data, international students comprise 26% of the current MBA class compared to the 31% in both the Class of 2026 and 2025. 

In the Class of 2029, 21% are first-generation students, and 24% are from historically underrepresented backgrounds in higher education, as opposed to 19% and 23% in the Class of 2028, respectively. 

The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with higher education experts and former alumni interviewers about their experiences and hopes for the revised program.

The 20-page report includes recommendations to improve the experiences of Penn students and faculty.

Out of the 72,544 students who applied to Penn, 3,530 applicants were accepted, marking a 4.9% acceptance rate.

Perelman School of Medicine released its 2024-2025 admissions cycle acceptances for the incoming class of 2029 in early March.

Quaker Days ran from April 10 to April 13 this year, with various campus buildings, centers, and programs hosting events.

Several incoming students shared concerns over how areas outside of sports — such as research opportunities and financial aid — could be affected because of the funding pauses.

An April 8 letter from the United States House of Representatives and Senate Committees on the Judiciary accused Penn and the Ivy League of collusion and engaging in unfair financial aid practices. 

Effective immediately, each Penn Abroad program will have a cap on the number of applications that can be opened per advising cycle. The changes were announced in a March 31 email.

Over 72,000 students applied to Penn this year, marking an increase from last year’s applicant pool of over 65,000.

The University's standard submatriculation process offer Penn undergraduate students statistical advantages in acceptance rates and specialized applications.

The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with several Penn students and faculty members about the future of higher education following cuts to graduate admissions rates.

At a University Board of Trustees meeting Thursday, administrators announced that tuition will increase from $60,920 to $63,204 next academic year.

The email noted that the school has admitted an average of 307 students in recent years, but this year plans to admit 201 — a 35% reduction.

In a Feb. 23 email, Kallberg said that the “difficult” decision to reduce graduate program admissions rates by one-third was a “necessary cost-saving measure.”

After four years of test-optional admissions policies, the University announced that prospective students applying to Penn in fall 2026 will be required to submit either SAT or ACT scores as part of their application.