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The University of Pennsylvania (Penn [note 3] or UPenn [note 4]) is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.It is one of nine colonial colleges and was chartered prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence when Benjamin Franklin, the university's founder and first president, advocated for an educational institution that trained leaders in ...
Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses: Baccalaureate University (with a single Master's program available) 906 1965 Penn State Berks: Spring Township: Berks: Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses: Baccalaureate University 2,701 1958 Penn State Brandywine: Middletown Township: Delaware: Pennsylvania State University ...
U.S. News deemed Haverford's admissions "most selective," with the class of 2026 acceptance rate being 14.2%. [44] Applying for admission to the class of 2026 were 5,658 applicants; 804 were admitted. Of those admitted submitting such data, 96% were in the top 10% of their high school class and 100% were in the top 20% of their high school.
The college was briefly chartered as a state institution and earned its current name, the University of Pennsylvania, when the university was made private in 1791. [1] College Hall c.1930. Having been home to the Continental Congress in College Hall since 1778, the college moved to the President's House on Ninth and Chestnut Streets in 1802. [1]
The Fels Institute of Government is the graduate school of public policy and public management at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.Founded in 1937 by Samuel Simeon Fels of the Fels Naptha Soap Company, the Fels Institute prepares its students for public leadership positions in city, state, and federal agencies, elective politics, nonprofit organizations, and private firms with ...
The Wharton School (/ ˈ hw ɔːr t ən / WHOR-tən) is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia.Established in 1881 through a donation from Joseph Wharton, a co-founder of Bethlehem Steel, the Wharton School is the world's oldest collegiate business school.
Golkin Hall on the University of Pennsylvania Law School campus in West Philadelphia. The University of Pennsylvania campus covers over 269 acres (~1 km 2) in a contiguous area of West Philadelphia's University City district. All of Penn's schools, including the law school, and most of its research institutes are located on this campus.
Acceptance Rate Nickname Joined Football Bryn Mawr College [a] Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania: 1885 Nonsectarian: 1,381 38% [8] Owls: 1992–93 No Dickinson College: Carlisle, Pennsylvania: 1783 Nonsectarian 2,420 35% [9] Red Devils: 1981–82 Yes Franklin & Marshall College: Lancaster, Pennsylvania: 1787 Nonsectarian 2,255 35% [10] Diplomats: 1981 ...