Admissions
Parent who bribed former Penn coach contacted consultant at center of admissions scandal
The new ties between Philip Esformes and William Singer were introduced in Miami federal court a few days after more than 50 individuals were indicted in the national admissions scandal.
Furda says Penn will revisit admissions procedures in light of national bribery scandal
Penn hired an outside consultant to review procedures after former men's basketball coach Jerome Allen pleaded guilty in October 2018 to accepting bribes to help a current Penn senior gain admission.
Penn not among schools named in nationwide college admissions scandal
Among the 50 individuals charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering and fraud are famous actors, college coaches, and university administrators.
Penn student tour guides will now focus on personal stories instead of facts and figures
Penn Admissions revamped their information sessions and admissions tours, run by Kite and Key Society, to be less focused on "facts and figures" and more on personal anecdotes of Penn.
Penn received 44,960 applications for the Class of 2023 — the largest pool to date
The number of applications Penn received is about a one percent increase from last year's numbers. By comparison, the Class of 2022 saw above a 10 percent increase in applications.
'You don’t have time for it' — why Penn Admissions doesn't fact-check most applications
Admissions officers say there is no formal fact checking process in place and they do not intend to implement one.
Early Decision breakdown: How Penn stacks up among the Ivies
Across the Ivy League, early admission rates dropped this year for the Class of 2023.
Penn's early decision acceptance rate drops to 18 percent for Class of 2023
International students were admitted from 48 different countries, a drop from last year's 54 countries. The number of states with admitted students dropped from 45 last year to 42 this year.
Penn’s early decision applicant pool plateaued this year. Here’s why Furda isn’t surprised.
Across the Ivy League, schools have recently experienced a plateau in terms of Early Decision applicant numbers.
Penn’s Early Decision applicant pool plateaus for the Class of 2023
Penn's early decision applicant pool has been steadily growing every year since 2011.
Instead of heading straight to law school, more students are taking time off after college
Of the current first-year students at Penn Law, 75 percent have spent one or more years out of college before enrolling in law school.
Penn is now one of two Ivies with no plans to pay their student tour guides
There are approximately 150 guides currently in the Kite and Key Society, each of whom are expected to lead one campus tour a week.
Penn's early decision deadline was Thursday – except for students affected by recent hurricanes
Penn announced it would give students living in North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, and the Florida panhandle an extension until Nov. 12 to send in their ED applications, as well as waive the $75 application fee.
Dean Furda on Jerome Allen bribery scandal: 'safeguards' are needed to prevent future incidents
Penn Athletics is currently in the "final stages" of an internal investigation conducted by a hired outside legal counsel.
The LSAT is going digital, following the footsteps of other graduate school entry exams
The LSAT transition to digital testing will begin in July 2019. The only change is that students will now be using a Samsung tablet and stylus, rather than traditional pen and paper, to take the exam.
Penn Early Exploration Program gives underrepresented high school seniors a taste of college life
Now in its fifth year, PEEP welcomed 113 high school seniors from 32 states to campus for three days.
Penn ranks No. 10 in top college ranking by Wall Street Journal
The University dropped two ranks from last year, now placing behind Princeton University.
Penn Admissions Dean Eric Furda says U. will not follow Stanford in withholding admissions rate
Furda said the lack of available data may add to the stress surrounding the already existing mystique surrounding college admissions.
As visa rules change, international students at Trump's alma mater are worried but not deterred
Penn saw a 6 percent increase in the number of international applicants during the 2017-18 admissions cycle.