Class of 2024 | Penn Today

color powder on student's face during holi festival

Our favorite photos of the year

Penn Today’s iconic photos of the 2023-24 academic year highlight the beauty, achievements, innovation, and celebration in the Penn community.

Taussia Boadi and Cheryl Nnadi pose on Penn's campus in front of College Hall, green grass and a huge tree.

Positioned for Success

The program, launched by recent College of Arts and Sciences grads Taussia Boadi and Cheryl Nnadi, was a 2023 Projects for Progress winner and provides academic support to middle school students affected by gun violence.

Eight fourth-year students stand with various awards (spoon, shovel, hat, etc)

Class of 2024 Ivy Day Awards Ceremony

The Ivy Day Ceremony recognizes outstanding graduating seniors for their leadership and service.

To Penn’s Class of 2024: ‘The world needs you’

The University celebrated graduating students on Monday during the 268th Commencement.

Rudie Altamirano, David Kato, Aishwarya Pawar and Amy Gadsden stand next to a tower or red and blue balloons and in front of a sign reading Bringing the world to Penn and Penn to the world.

Two international students honored with the 2024 Penn Global Student Citizenship Award

Aishwarya Pawar, a Ph.D. student at the Perelman School of Medicine, is the graduate student winner, and David Kato, a fourth-year political science major in the School of Arts & Sciences, is the undergraduate winner.

By the Numbers

By the Numbers: Class of 2024

On May 20, more than 9,000 students are eligible to graduate at the University-wide Commencement ceremony, and Penn will confer six honorary degrees.

Penn students and alumni awarded Fulbright 2024 U.S. Student Program grants

Thirteen Penn students and alumni have been offered Fulbright grants for the 2024-25 academic year. They will conduct research, pursue graduate degrees, or teach English in a dozen nations.

A Penn Med student has their shirt written on on Penn Med’s Match Day.

Portraits of a graduating class

A roundup of 12 undergraduate and graduate student profiles who made the most of their years at Penn and made a mark on the community.

Penn Dental Medicine graduates mark milestone

This year, Penn’s School of Dental Medicine will confer 181 Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry degrees.

The original Ivy Stone from 1873 and in the shape of a shield is seen on Penn's College Hall.

Ivy Stones, a Penn tradition

Since 1873, each graduating class has placed an Ivy Stone on campus to commemorate their time at Penn.

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