UPenn Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Mid-Atlantic) · 9,995 undergrads · ~13 avg class size · 6:1 student-faculty · $68,686/yr sticker
private Tier 1
Median earnings (10yr)
$111K
CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site.
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Acceptance by round
same school, very different odds by round
By application round
Early Decision14.0%
Regular Decision4.5%
By college within the university
Wharton SchoolM&T (engineering+wharton) and Huntsman are sub-5%
6.0%School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS)
6.5%College of Arts & Sciences (CAS)
7.0%
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Career outcomes · 12 sources
Median graduate earnings · 3.2 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $1580K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 12 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- Investment banking + PE (Wharton dominates Wall St recruiting)
- Consulting (MBB top hire from Wharton)
- Big Tech via M&T / engineering
- VC / hedge funds
About UPenn
Wharton is the dominant undergraduate business program in the country. Strong cross-school flexibility (M&T, Huntsman, Vagelos).
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