Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 29,109 students in fall 2024, including 11,478 undergraduates and 17,631 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
University of Pennsylvania offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 229 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer and Information Sciences, General, Financial Analytics, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 10,603 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 28 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
99% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.
Key figures
29,109
Students enrolled
99%
First-year retention
10,603
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
229
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 229
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
99%
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,911
Master's degrees
5,687
Doctoral degrees (research)
699
Professional doctorates
735
Certificates under 1 year
369
Postbaccalaureate certificates
170
Post-master's certificates
32
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
29,109
Undergraduates, fall 2024
11,478
Graduate students, fall 2024
17,631
Full-time, fall 2024
83%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
32,623
Undergraduates, 2024-25
13,046
Graduate students, 2024-25
19,577
Full-time, 2024-25
78%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
55%
Men
45%
White
27%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
20%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
23%
Race or ethnicity unknown
12%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
28
Programs with a fully online option
11
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
14%
Students taking some online courses
4%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Ivy Group
President
J. Larry Jameson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit