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


Academic Facts
  • 2,524 full-time faculty
  • 6:1 student-faculty ratio
  • Average class size: 10-19


Learn more about Academic Life at Penn.

Learn about freshman seminars.

Read about Preceptorials, small, not-for-credit seminars taught by Penn faculty members.
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. 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.