University of Pennsylvania - Campus Life Overview

List of Partners

Penn Traditions

Throwing Toast

Hey Day

The Button

Spring Fling

Great links

Things to do in Philadelphia

Penn Athletics

Housing

Penn embraces a college house system of eleven residential communities. Every house includes faculty masters, house deans, advising, and support for academics and student activities.
64% of undergraduates live on campus.
View layouts of Penn student housing.
View a video of actual student housing at Penn

Food

A complete list of the dining options at Penn.

Student Life

Learn about the issues that are important to Penn students and get a sense of the unique character of campus life by checking out Penn's student newspaper, The Daily Pennsylvanian.
Read about the hundreds of student groups and organizations at Penn.
Penn helps foster student communities through hubs including Kelly Writers House, Platt Student Performing Arts House, and Civic House for students interested in community service.

Interesting Facts

Penn traces it origins to 1740, claims Ben Franklin as its founder and is recognized as America's first university.
In 1994, Penn president Judith Rodin became the first woman to be inaugurated President of an Ivy League institution.
In 1946, Penn introduced ENIAC, the world's first electronic, large-scale, general-purpose digital computer.

Relevant Rankings:
Ranked #3 for "Best College Newspaper" in the Princeton Review's 2008 Best 361 College Rankings