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University of Pennsylvania - Engineering

University of Pennsylvania
Address34th & Spruce Street
CityPhiladelphia
StatePA
Zip19104-6303
TypePrivate not-for-profit
LevelFour or more years
Total Engineering Students1934 (Undergraduate), 1330 (graduate), 519 (PhD)
PhDs granted(current yr)100
Total Engineering Teachers123
Total Engineering Research Expenditure$110826
Admission Rate (Undergrad)10280 (Applications), 761 (Offered admissions), 457 (Accepted)
GPA (for Undergrad)100 [percentage of students ranked in top 25% of their high school class]
Admission Rate (Grad)6789 (Applications), 1561 (Offered admissions), 590 (Accepted)
Carnegie ClassificationResearch Universities (very high research activity)
Application Fees
Undergrad Application Fees$75
Grad Application Fees$80
Tuition / Fees
Undergrad In-State$53534
Undergrad Out-State$53534
Grad In-State$33000
Grad Out-State$33000
SAT Score**
SectionScore (25/75) percentile
Reading790/790
Math740/
Writing790/
ACT Score**
SectionScore (25/75) percentile
Composite/
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Engineering Courses/Degrees

Engineering
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Computer Engineering- General
Electrical- Electronics and Communications Engineering
Geological/Geophysical Engineering
Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Systems Engineering

Electrical and Systems Engineering: for Master's and Ph.D. applicants the minimum score of 700 quantitative; 400 verbal is required.
Master's of Science in Engineering Students at the University of Pennsylvania receive no financial aid or scholarships from the School Of Engineering and Applied Science or the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering. Some applicants may be eligible for various loans; for further information, please contact Student Financial Services.
Ph.D. applicants compete for a limited number of Research Assistantships offered by individual faculty; the number of assistantships available varies from year to year.

Average GRE scores for Programs in Department of Computer & Information Science.

ProgramVerbalQuantitative Analytical Writing
PhD 580 790 4.5
CIS/MSE 570 780 4
MCIT 570 750 4
CGGT 550 780 4
Robotics 580 780 4
EMBS 540 770 4




Engineering Resources

RankUniversity
26. University of Virginia-Main Campus
27. Harvard University
28. University of Pennsylvania
29. Ohio State University
30. Duke University

GRE Scores and Admissions