Srishti Bansal

A total of 2,126 ballots were cast at Penn’s four on-campus polling locations on Election Day — nearly half the number of votes cast during last year’s presidential election.

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.  

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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. 

The DP researched some of the most notable donors to understand their backgrounds, Penn leadership roles, and level of generosity to Penn during their time as alumni.