Admissions

Penn received 72,544 applications and admitted 4.9% of its applicants for fall 2025, its most selective year in history, according to Dean Whitney Soule of Admissions.

Penn saw more than 65,000 student applicant submissions for the 2023-24 school year.

Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule shares her own daughter’s journey as a high school senior during the college application process.

Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule says that well-meaning editorial interference to polish the writing in a college application essay can take the personal “shine” out of the message.

Penn received more than 65,000 undergraduate applications for the Class of 2028, the most in its history.

Penn will remain standardized test optional for the 2024-25 admissions cycle, with remarks from Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule.

Between a third and half of admitted Penn students have showcased their research projects in their applications.