From 3-7 to 8-2: The stats behind Penn football's one-year turnaround

To explain the turnaround, the DP analyzed dozens of data points from the 2021 and 2022 seasons, examining the areas in which Penn experienced the greatest improvements.

63% of Penn students cite Roe v. Wade reversal as motivator to vote in midterms, DP poll finds

The anonymous survey, which ran from Oct. 11 to Oct. 26, garnered 346 responses from the Class of 2023 through the Class of 2026. 

Market values in University City rise as residents struggle to stay in their homes

Market value and the total taxable land increased more in University City compared to other areas of Philadelphia from 2015 to 2021.

COVID-19 has limited impact on Penn Course Review ratings, DP analysis finds

Professors and students attributed the largely stable ratings to the resilience of the Penn community and creative measures faculty members took to move their coursework online. 

Penn received 389% more foreign donations in 2019 than in 2018, DP analysis finds

Penn attributed the increase to the addition of an international development department to The Power of Penn, the University’s most ambitious fundraising campaign which ran for the first time in the fiscal year 2019.

SAC groups successfully use Penn Clubs website for online club recruitment, DP analysis finds

During the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters, all clubs overseen by the Student Activities Council used Penn Clubs for virtual recruitment.

Students confident in Penn’s testing program but worried by peer behavior, DP survey finds

About 70% of respondees said they believe their peers are not acting responsibly and over 71% said they know someone who has attended a gathering of over 10 people this semester.

Penn sees decrease in crime during 2020 despite citywide increase

The Daily Pennsylvanian Analytics team analyzed more than 990 crimes reported to the Division of Public Safety between September 2019 and November 2020.

‘Overheard at Penn’ Facebook page sees sharp drop in activity during pandemic

An "Overheard at Penn" page administrator attributed the decrease in posting to a lack of shared experiences among students while they haven't been on campus.

84% of surveyed Penn students plan to vote for Joe Biden

The survey, which ran from Oct. 12 to Oct. 20, garnered 582 responses from the Class of 2021 through the Class of 2024.

Penn faculty have donated about 100 times more money to Biden’s campaign than Trump’s

The DP analytics team analyzed more than 5,600 campaign donations by faculty members made between January 2019 and August 2020.

Several Penn fraternities found to be worth over $10,000

The DP Analytics team analyzed tax forms filed by Penn’s Greek life organizations between 2015 and 2018 to gather financial information on fraternities and sororities at Penn.