University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Also known as Penn, U of PA, U-Penn, U of P, Pennsylvania, UPenn, Pennsylvania University, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton, Wharton School of Business · Website
$111,371
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$111,371
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Pennsylvania is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with 10,650 undergraduates and 17,631 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $28,699 a year (tuition and fees $68,686). It admits 5.4% of applicants and 97% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $111,371 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $15,715 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$28,699
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$68,686
US median $11,837
Admission rate
5.4%
US median 78%
Completion rate
97%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$15,715
About $167 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$111,371
Rank 17 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $28,699
- Tuition and fees
- $68,686
- Cost of attendance
- $89,028
- Students with a need-based grant
- 17%
- Students with federal loans
- 9.7%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- -$3,012
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $316
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $10,439
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,476
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $55,972
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $49,536 in 2015-16 to $68,686 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 5.4%
- Average SAT
- 1,553
- SAT reading, middle
- 745
- SAT math, middle
- 780
- ACT, middle
- 34
- Undergraduates
- 10,650
- Graduate students
- 17,631
- Part-time students
- 4.3%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 97%
- Retention rate
- 99%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 343
- Endowment
- $22.3B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 17 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $28,699 | $19,970 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $68,686 | $19,182 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 5.4% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 97% | 66% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 99% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $15,715 | $17,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $90,555 | $42,275 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $111,371 | $49,700 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 84% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 89% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
343 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 694 | $82,157 | $125,122 | $222,544 | $124,201 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 581 | $41,420 | $210,400 | $272,321 | $103,485 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 348 | $41,000 | $88,419 | $106,399 | $124,807 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsMaster's | Master's | 330 | $41,000 | $220,116 | $252,729 | $97,366 |
| Data AnalyticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 261 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 248 | $171,488 | $210,273 | $302,120 | $107,773 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 241 | $49,400 | $115,382 | $124,042 | $120,193 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 238 | $14,621 | $89,097 | $129,985 | $82,686 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 225 | $66,845 | $54,533 | $68,695 | $65,123 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 200 | $15,750 | $104,502 | $153,279 | $86,176 |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyMaster's | Master's | 196 | $78,964 | $63,662 | $78,883 | $77,466 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 194 | Withheld | $120,693 | $147,612 | $145,571 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 183 | $23,288 | $80,943 | $98,475 | $88,910 |
| Data AnalyticsMaster's | Master's | 182 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 180 | $19,000 | $73,053 | $107,454 | $54,455 |
| DentistryProfessional | Professional | 180 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 177 | $15,000 | $146,204 | $241,380 | $92,374 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 171 | $15,000 | $31,055 | $68,435 | $57,214 |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 168 | $41,000 | $83,208 | $104,073 | $81,408 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 159 | $69,500 | $77,285 | $87,086 | $65,824 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchMaster's | Master's | 141 | $77,225 | $64,831 | $83,058 | $74,607 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 134 | $55,857 | $65,568 | $85,500 | $71,685 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 132 | $109,430 | $71,367 | $99,652 | $112,460 |
| Veterinary MedicineProfessional | Professional | 129 | $191,170 | $100,273 | $137,005 | $131,316 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 122 | $41,000 | $161,843 | $233,999 | $89,981 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does University of Pennsylvania cost?
$28,699 a year is the average net price at University of Pennsylvania after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $68,686, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $89,028. Families earning under $30,000 pay -$3,012 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Pennsylvania?
5.4% of applicants are admitted to University of Pennsylvania. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,553 and the middle ACT score is 34. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do University of Pennsylvania graduates earn?
$111,371 a year is the median pay of former University of Pennsylvania students who work, 10 years after they started ($90,555 after 6 years). That ranks 17 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Certificate) at $220,594.
How much student debt do University of Pennsylvania graduates have?
$15,715 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Pennsylvania graduates, about $167 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 9.7% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Pennsylvania?
97% of first-time, full-time students at University of Pennsylvania finish within 6 years. 99% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Pennsylvania?
Computer and Information Sciences, General (694 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (581 master's graduates), Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (348 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 343 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.