According to data from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the DP found that Penn ranked first among all Ivy League universities as an employer of H-1B visa beneficiaries.

The increased spending comes after the University’s federal funding — which amounts to over $1 billion annually — was threatened several times by the Trump administration this past year.  

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 analyzed the property values of Penn's real estate holdings in University City using the City of Philadelphia’s property records website.

Penn has 21 active contracts and 596 active grants that receive funding through the two agencies — totaling hundreds of millions of dollars — according to U.S. Department of the Treasury fiscal year 2025 data. 

As nationwide anxiety surrounding higher education mounts, the DP used United States Department of the Treasury data to measure federal funding distributed to Penn and its affiliates in fiscal year 2024. 

The curriculum is designed to explore a variety of topics from the power and potential of machine learning to the ethical implications of AI in education. 

Across the four dining facilities, 2,724 individual menu items were counted, with the highest number of items — 1,282 items across 30 days — appearing at Hill House. 1920 Commons had the second highest number with 855 items. 

The data shows that a vast majority of the $12,065 in donations from Penn administrators have gone toward Democratic causes during the 2024 cycle.

Members of Penn's faculty have donated about $470,000 in political donations to federally registered political committees since the beginning of 2023. 

Trump has only mentioned "Penn" or the "University of Pennsylvania" 20 times during his third campaign for the presidency, a sharp decline from his previous campaigns.

Trump’s support is highest among students in the Wharton School and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

The analysis found that Harris has outspent Trump by an estimated $36,004 since she became the Democratic nominee. 

Princeton University claimed the No. 1 spot, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in No. 2 and Harvard University in No. 3.

The Daily Pennsylvanian compared the costs of basic groceries at five grocery stores that lie within one mile of Penn's campus —Acme Markets, GIANT Heirloom Market, Trader Joeu2019s, Aldi, and Supremo Food Market.

The analysis found that Penn has the second largest Board of Trustees in the Ivy League with 50 members. 

A DP analysis found that the number of full-time non-medical school administrators at Penn increased by 78%, compared to a 40% increase in full-time non-medical faculty over the past 20 years.