Admissions
Quaker Days draws thousands of prospective Class of 2029 students to Penn's campus
Quaker Days ran from April 10 to April 13 this year, with various campus buildings, centers, and programs hosting events.
Incoming Penn students express concern, confusion over Trump’s $175 million funding freeze
Several incoming students shared concerns over how areas outside of sports — such as research opportunities and financial aid — could be affected because of the funding pauses.
Congressional Republicans launch investigation into Penn, Ivy League, alleging price-fixing scheme
An April 8 letter from the United States House of Representatives and Senate Committees on the Judiciary accused Penn and the Ivy League of collusion and engaging in unfair financial aid practices.
Penn Abroad caps applications, sets earlier deadline for study abroad programs
Effective immediately, each Penn Abroad program will have a cap on the number of applications that can be opened per advising cycle. The changes were announced in a March 31 email.
Penn releases regular decision results for Class of 2029 after receiving 72,000 applications
Over 72,000 students applied to Penn this year, marking an increase from last year’s applicant pool of over 65,000.
Here’s how Wharton, Penn Carey Law submatriculation works for Penn undergraduates
The University's standard submatriculation process offer Penn undergraduate students statistical advantages in acceptance rates and specialized applications.
‘Heartbreaking’: Penn community expresses uncertainty, concern after graduate admissions cuts
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with several Penn students and faculty members about the future of higher education following cuts to graduate admissions rates.
Penn to raise tuition by 3.7% for 2025-26 academic year, expand financial aid
At a University Board of Trustees meeting Thursday, administrators announced that tuition will increase from $60,920 to $63,204 next academic year.
Penn Medicine graduate programs instructed to cut Ph.D. admissions by 35% due to funding uncertainty
The email noted that the school has admitted an average of 307 students in recent years, but this year plans to admit 201 — a 35% reduction.
Interim SAS dean calls graduate admissions cuts a ‘cost-saving measure,’ cites NIH funding cap
In a Feb. 23 email, Kallberg said that the “difficult” decision to reduce graduate program admissions rates by one-third was a “necessary cost-saving measure.”
Penn reinstates standardized testing requirement for 2025-26 admissions cycle
After four years of test-optional admissions policies, the University announced that prospective students applying to Penn in fall 2026 will be required to submit either SAT or ACT scores as part of their application.
From Colombia to California, meet three early decision admitted students from Penn’s Class of 2029
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with three early decision admitted members of the Class of 2029 about their journeys to Penn and what excites them most about the next four years.
Penn leads Ivy League in early decision applications after extending test-optional policy
This year, Penn was one of four Ivy League schools to continue its test-optional policy, despite the remaining four reinstating their standardized testing requirements.
Penn one of six universities yet to settle $2 billion antitrust lawsuit
Penn remains one of six defendants that has not settled a 2022 lawsuit accusing 16 other universities of forming a “price-fixing cartel” that colluded to benefit wealthy students and demanding approximately $2 billion in damages.
Penn announces early decision results for Class of 2029 amid historic increase in applications
Over 9,500 students applied to Penn through the Early Decision Program — an increase from last year’s total of over 8,500 applications — according to the University announcement.
Year in Review: Penn sees drop in underrepresented students after affirmative action ruling
In 2024, Penn saw a change in the racial makeup of its student body with a decrease in the percentage of students from historically underrepresented groups in higher education.
Major financial aid expansion at Penn targets middle-income families, excludes home values
As part of the initiative, Penn will increase financial aid packages and guarantee full tuition scholarships to a greater number of students.
Wharton removes undergraduate demographic data, citing inconsistency showing drop in students of color
A Wharton spokesperson said that the discrepancy was due to differences in how the percentages of students of color and students from underrepresented groups were calculated for each class.
Penn alters financial aid application to simplify process, limit paperwork
Five new changes to the financial aid process aim to make it more simple for applicants, according to the announcement from Penn Admissions.
