University of Pennsylvania
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Pennsylvania is a private research university in Philadelphia, PA (city setting), with 11,611 undergraduates (56% women). It admitted 6% of 59,465 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1500–1570 on the SAT and 34–35 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $89,028 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $26,017 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 97% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in multidisciplinary studies, biological sciences, social sciences. The campus reported 0.68 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Pennsylvania ranks
9 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $66,104
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Pennsylvania
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Pennsylvania teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | The Ivy League | 29 | 1 over | 3 | $563k | $19,422 | 1000 | |
| Baseball | The Ivy League | 35 | 1 over | 4 | $670k | $19,140 | 998 | |
| Men's Basketball | The Ivy League | 16 | 1 over | 1 | $2.4M | $147,326 | 987 | |
| Women's Basketball | The Ivy League | 26 | 11 over | 1 | $1.4M | $54,555 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | The Ivy League | — | — | 4 | — | — | 994 | |
| Women's Cross Country | The Ivy League | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Field Hockey | The Ivy League | 25 | room 2 | 3 | $588k | $23,507 | 993 | |
| Football | The Ivy League | 108 | 3 over | 6 | $3.5M | $32,109 | 992 | |
| Men's Golf | The Ivy League | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $222k | $27,806 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | The Ivy League | 9 | at cap | 2 | $227k | $25,168 | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Eastern College Athletic Conference (Men's Gymnastics) | 23 | 3 over | 3 | $440k | $19,112 | 994 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | The Ivy League | 51 | 3 over | 2 | $1.3M | $25,306 | 995 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | The Ivy League | 29 | room 9 | 5 | $1.1M | $38,973 | 998 | |
| Men's Rowing | The Ivy League | 49 | — | 4 | $747k | $15,254 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | The Ivy League | 58 | room 10 | 1 | $714k | $12,309 | 989 | |
| Men's Soccer | The Ivy League | 32 | 4 over | 4 | $660k | $20,613 | 997 | |
| Softball | The Ivy League | 18 | room 7 | 3 | $522k | $29,024 | 1000 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | The Ivy League | 29 | room 1 | 4 | $329k | $11,356 | 998 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | The Ivy League | 30 | at cap | 4 | $331k | $11,038 | 998 | |
| Men's Tennis | The Ivy League | 11 | 1 over | 3 | $354k | $32,193 | 994 | |
| Women's Tennis | The Ivy League | 11 | 1 over | 1 | $372k | $33,841 | 993 | |
| Men's Track & Field | The Ivy League | 133 | 88 over | 7 | $1M | $7,666 | 996 | |
| Women's Track & Field | The Ivy League | 144 | 99 over | 7 | $975k | $6,772 | 1000 | |
| Women's Volleyball | The Ivy League | 18 | at cap | 3 | $395k | $21,965 | 992 | |
| Men's Wrestling | The Ivy League | 35 | 5 over | 1 | $1.2M | $34,292 | 993 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.