Admissions
Penn approves 2.9% tuition hike for 2022-2023, largest financial aid increase in a decade
The increase will account for rising expenses due to inflation and support the University’s growing financial aid program, faculty and staff, and interdisciplinary academic offerings.
Penn extends test-optional policy to 2022-2023 admissions cycle
Penn first implemented the test-optional policy for the 2020-2021 admission cycle after the College Board and ACT testing agencies canceled several testing dates due to COVID-19.
Supreme Court agrees to hear case on Harvard University's affirmative action policies
The case was originally brought against Harvard University in 2014 by conservative activist group Students for Fair Admissions on the basis that Harvard and the University of North Carolina discriminate against white and Asian American applicants.
College Board announces SAT will become entirely digital
The SAT will still be scored on the 1600 scale and administered in a physical test center with a proctor.
Penn Rhodes Scholarship recipient files lawsuit against University following investigation
The investigation led to extensive national media coverage and strong reactions from the University community, drawing attention to what it means to qualify as a first-generation, low-income student in higher education.
Meet five members of the Class of 2026 admitted via Early Decision
Penn accepted 15.63% of early decision applicants to the Class of 2026. Admission was offered to 1,218 students, comprising around half of the Class of 2026.
Penn and 15 other top universities sued for allegedly colluding to limit financial aid
Prosecutors claim that over two decades, these universities have shortchanged over 170,000 aid-eligible students hundreds of millions of dollars in tuition.
Penn accepts 15.6% of early decision applicants to the Class of 2026
Penn released its early admissions decisions for the Class of 2026 on Dec. 16 at 7 p.m.
Penn’s former director of Financial Aid William Schilling dies at age 76
Schilling entered Penn in 1962 as an undergraduate student and remained at Penn until his retirement from being director of Financial Aid in 2012.
Students who come to Penn with high school peers cite initial social advantage
Despite a trend of students from the same high schools consistently being admitted, the Admissions Office maintained that there is no formula to get accepted to Penn.
Penn’s new admissions dean talks goals for tenure, updates to application process
In the current admissions cycle, Penn will require only one teacher recommendation instead of two. The other letter of recommendation can come from anyone who can comment on the student's character.
Kite & Key resumes in-person tours for prospective students
While there will still be optional virtual programming, Kite and Key and Penn Admissions said the return of in-person tours will help prospective students engage with the Penn community.
For the first time in history, Wharton's MBA program will enroll more women than men
The Wharton School announced that nearly 52% of its incoming MBA students will be women, a 5% increase in the number of women enrolled since the program's most gender-equal Class of 2021.
A look back at Amy Gutmann’s greatest accomplishments in her 17 years as Penn president
As Gutmann awaits U.S. Senate confirmation for her ambassadorship, here's a look at her greatest accomplishments during her 17-year presidency.
Penn's transfer acceptance rate drops below 5% this year, a record low
Penn offered admission to about 165 of the more than 3,500 students who applied to Penn this year, according to Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions Sara Cohen.
The Graduation Issue 2021: 2020-2021 Year in Review
The Class of 2021's final year at Penn was marked by pandemic-induced modifications to academics and campus life, featuring online classes, COVID-19 testing, and a largely shuttered campus.
The Graduation Issue 2021: 2018-2019 Year in Review
In the Class of 2021's sophomore year, Penn students turned out in droves for the 2018 midterm elections and the University became embroiled in an admissions scandal that took the nation by storm in spring 2019.
From mathematicians to aspiring journalists, meet five members of the Class of 2025
Penn released decisions for regular decision applicants on Tuesday, offering admission to 3,202 students and recording its lowest ever acceptance rate of 5.68%.
Penn accepts record-low 5.68% of applicants to the Class of 2025
This year marked Penn's largest application pool in history, with 56,333 — a 34% increase from last year. Penn offered admission to 3,202 of these applicants