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UPenn Common Data Set

Published November 16, 2019 | Last Updated February 18th, 2026 at 12:36 pm

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Sifting through a college’s Common Data Set can take a lot of time. Instead, we’ve gathered the most important information from UPenn’s most recent Common Data Set to provide you with the information you need, at a quick glance.

This guide contains key information from UPenn’s Common Data Set for 2024-2025.

UPenn Common Data Set Quick Facts

  • Public vs. Private: Private
  • Geographic Region: Mideast
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Student to Faculty Ratio: 8 to 1
  • Full-Time Undergraduates: 10,013

Merit Scholarships for UPenn

  • Percentage of students with no financial need who were awarded merit scholarships: 0%
  • Average dollar amount of non-need-based merit scholarships: N/A

Important Factors Considered For Admissions

Academic

  • Rigor of secondary school record
  • Academic GPA
  • Application essay
  • Recommendation(s)

Non-academic

  • Character/personal qualities

Student Life Information

  • Percentage of students from out-of-state: 82%
  • Percentage of students who join sororities: 17%
  • Percentage of students who join fraternities: 19%

Student Diversity

  • Percentage of nonresident aliens: 14%
  • Percentage of Hispanic/Latino: 12%
  • Percentage of Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 9%
  • Percentage of White, non-Hispanic: 26%
  • Percentage of American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: Less than 1%
  • Percentage of Asian, non-Hispanic: 30%
  • Percentage of Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: Less than 1%
  • Percentage of two or more races, non-Hispanic: 5%
  • Percentage of unknown race and/or ethnicity: 5%

This information and more is available at UPenn Common Data Set 2024-2025

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