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Most popular majors
  • Biology
  • History
  • Engineering
  • Business/Finance
  • Nursing
  • English
  • Psychology


Academic Facts
  • 2,488 full-time faculty
  • 6:1 student-faculty ratio
  • Average class size: 10-19


Learn more about Academic Life at Penn.

Learn about freshman seminars.
Available Majors and Career Preparation

  • Penn offers 2,000 courses across four different schools. Penn also offers twelve graduate schools within one unified campus.

  • College of Arts and Sciences: The College offers more than 50 majors and concentrations. These include standard subjects such as English and History as well as more specific majors such as Biological Basis of Behavior.

  • The School of Engineering and Applied Science: The School of Engineering is comprised of six academic departments: Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Computer and Information Science, Electrical and Systems Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics. See profiles of current engineering students to learn more about the school.

  • The Wharton School: The Wharton School offers an undergrad business program recognized as one of the best in the world. Read Wharton student blogs about life at the school.

  • Nursing School: Penn Nursing combines opportunities for undergrads to get their education, hone their practice, and pursue research at the same school. Learn more about academic requirements here.

    Interdisciplinary Programs: Interdisciplinary opportunities allow students to express their academic creativity and discover new ways of synthesizing information. Because Penn is a large research university on a single, unified campus, students can bridge multiple areas of research.


Interesting Tidbits

  • Penn offers 100 study abroad programs in 36 countries.

  • 70% of all lectures and seminars have 25 or fewer students.

  • 95% of all lectures and seminars are taught by faculty.

  • There are 150 academically-based community service courses at Penn.



More facts:

The Penn Compact embraces three principles deeply rooted in Penn's history: increased access to education; integrated knowledge; and community and global engagement.