University of Pennsylvania

1. University of Pennsylvania

2.

The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League
research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Benjamin Franklin,
Penn's founder and first president, advocated an educational program
that trained leaders in commerce, government, and public service, similar
to a modern liberal arts curriculum.

3.

The university has four
undergraduate schools
which provide a combined
99 undergraduate majors in
the humanities, natural
sciences, social sciences,
business, and engineering,
as well twelve graduate
and professional schools. It
also provides the option to
pursue specialized dual
degree programs.

4. University of Pennsylvania graduate and professional schools

School of Medicine
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Law School
School of Design
School of Dental Medicine
The Wharton School
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
School of Veterinary Medicine
Graduate School of Education
School of Nursing
Annenberg School for Communication

5.

ENGINEERING AND
APPLIED SCIENCE
LAW SCHOOL

6.

ARTS & SCIENCES
DENTAL MEDICINE

7. Dual degree programs

Penn offers specialized coordinated dual-degree (CDD) programs, which
award candidates degrees from multiple schools at the university upon
completion of graduation criteria of both schools. Undergraduate
programs include:
The Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Computer and Cognitive Science
The Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business
Nursing and Health Care Management
The Roy and Diana Vagelos Program in Life Sciences and Management
Vagelos Scholars Program in Molecular Life Sciences
Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER)
Accelerated 7 year Bio-Dental Program
Singh Program in Networked & Social Systems Engineering (NETS)
Accelerated 6-year Law and Medicine Program
Digital Media Design (DMD)

8. Admission Statistics

The Princeton Review ranks Penn as the 6th most selective school in the United
States.For the Class of 2023, entering in the fall of 2019, the University received a
record-high 44,960 applications and admitted 7.44 percent of the applicants (5.46%
in the regular decision cycle), marking Penn's most selective admissions cycle in
the history of the University
.

9. Recruiting

10. Notable people

ELON MUSK, CO-FOUNDER OF
PAYPAL,AND FOUNDER AND CEO
OF TESLA MOTORS
DONALD TRUMP, CURRENT
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

11. Notable people

JOHN LEGEND, AN AMERICAN
SINGER, SONGWRITER AND ACTOR
SHARON STONE ,AN AMERICAN
ACTRESS, FILM PRODUCER, AND
FORMER FASHION MODEL