Penn Offers Admission to 12 Percent of Applicants for Class of 2015
PHILADELPHIA -- From an applicant pool 18 percent higher than last year, the University of Pennsylvania has offered admission to 3,880, or 12.3 percent, of 31,659 students who applied for the Class of 2015.
Last year Penn received 26,940 applications and admitted 3,840.
The new admitted group, representing all 50 states, is 51 percent male, 49 percent female and 44 percent Asian, black/African-American, American Indian and Hispanic/Latino. Eleven percent are international students from 82 countries.
“This has been Penn’s most competitive selection process ever,” Eric J. Furda, dean of admissions, said. “These high-quality students have many options, and now we turn our attention to showing them that Penn is the place to be.”
Penn waitlisted 2,400 applicants, and those who were accepted have until May 1 to make their decisions.
People living on small islands and territories face mounting climate impacts, but little is known about their stance on the issue. Research from a team including Parrish Bergquist, assistant professor of political science, aims to fill those gaps.
Penn researchers developed a system that allows light to be guided through a tiny crystal, undeterred by bumps, bends, and back-reflections. Their findings pave the way for robust, controllable light-based chips, smarter routing for data links, and more stable lasers.
A West Philadelphia High School student practices the drum as part of a July summer program in partnership with the Netter Center for Community Partnerships and nonprofit Musicopia.
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