University of Pennsylvania Rankings

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University of Pennsylvania Rankings

University of Pennsylvania is ranked #10 out of 436 National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.

U.S. News Overall Score

Score (out of 100)

93

Outcomes (52%)

Average 6-year graduation rate (16%)

96%

6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (5.5%)

95%

6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (5.5%)

97%

Average first-year student retention rate (5%)
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-) (10%)
Median federal loan debt for grad borrowers (5%)
College grads earning more than a HS grad (5%)

Expert Opinion (20%)

Peer assessment score (out of 5)

Faculty Resources (11%)

Student-Faculty Ratio (3%)

8:1

Faculty salaries rank (6%)
Percent of faculty who are full-time (2%)

Financial Resources (8%)

Student Excellence (5%)

SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile

Faculty Research (4%)

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