University of Pennsylvania Graduate School

University of Pennsylvania (referred to as UPenn) is a Private, 4 years school located in Philadelphia, PA.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of UPenn is $46,034 in average. The school has 16,951 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 28,201 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

University of Pennsylvania (referred to as UPenn) is a Private, 4 years school located in Philadelphia, PA.
The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1921 - Current).
UPenn Directory Information
School NameUniversity of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
Address34th & Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6303
Phone215-898-5000
Webhttps://www.upenn.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.admissions.upenn.edu/apply
Financial Infohttps://www.srfs.upenn.edu
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of UPenn is $46,034 in average. The school has 16,951 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 28,201 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 406 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 18 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePrivate, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$46,034
Student Population16,951
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs406 graduate programs
(18 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio8 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at UPenn is $46,034 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,962.
UPenn offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition$39,838
Required Fees$4,324
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition$1,962
UPenn offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.
On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)18 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening college
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers
  • On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Pennsylvania is $46,034. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.24% compared to previous academic year.
Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)
2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
TuitionFees
2018-2019$34,882$3,748
2019-2020$36,254$3,928
2020-2021$37,678$4,082
2021-2022$38,732$4,200
2022-2023$39,838$4,324
2023-2024$41,544$4,490
The graduate school tuition & fees of UPenn is very expensive compared to private graduate schools in Pennsylvania. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Pennsylvania graduate tuition is $25,701 (public) / $21,200 (private).
The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
University of Pennsylvania$46,034
All Graduate Schools$16,068$19,793
Public$11,516$20,721
Private$19,916
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools$19,680$22,078
Public$18,549$25,701
Private$21,200
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $21,566 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at UPenn.
On-campus living costs are increased by 3.05% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $21,430. Off-campus living costs are increased by 16.95% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$15,616$1,890$15,616$1,890
2019-2020$16,190$1,946$14,406$1,946
2020-2021$16,784$2,926$14,502$2,926
2021-2022$17,304$2,926$14,502$2,926
2022-2023$17,888$3,040$15,284$3,040
2023-2024$18,496$3,070$18,360$3,070
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $2,045 at University of Pennsylvania. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.23% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition
2018-2019$1,716
2019-2020$1,785
2020-2021$1,855
2021-2022$1,907
2022-2023$1,962
2023-2024$2,045
The law school tuition at University of Pennsylvania is $73,008 for academic year 2022-2023. For medical school, the average tuition & fees is $69,208.
The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school and medical school at UPenn.
2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at University of Pennsylvania
TuitionFees
Dentistry$83,122$5,406
Medicine$63,434$5,774
Veterinary Medicine$60,464$5,612
Law$67,550$5,458

Graduate Programs at UPenn

University of Pennsylvania offers 287 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 5,991 students have completed their study at University of Pennsylvania.
Offered Degrees at University of Pennsylvania
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree15314,535
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship780639
Doctor's degree - other50723
Post Bachelor's Degree39179
Post Master's Degree12115
Total28735,991
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Pennsylvania by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning program with 15 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Computer and Information Sciences program with 460 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 263 completers.
University of Pennsylvania offers 287 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 5,991 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 4,535 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 723 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 79 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 15 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 97 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation--
Environmental Studies97-
Environmental Science--
Natural Resources Management and Policy--
Architecture [+] 152 completers-
Architecture5$53,200
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning-$53,600
Landscape Architecture--
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology147-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 2 completers-
Asian Studies/Civilization2-
African-American/Black Studies--
Communication and Journalism [+] 10 completers-
Communication and Media Studies (other)10-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 657 completers$103,600
Computer and Information Sciences460$103,600
Artificial Intelligence66-
Computer Science102-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration29-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications--
Education [+] 555 completers$52,100
Education170$52,100
Curriculum and Instruction17-
Educational Leadership and Administration71$50,600
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration34-
Educational/Instructional Technology16-
Educational Statistics and Research Methods23-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education24-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services-$46,600
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching27$52,900
Elementary Education and Teaching15-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching--
Secondary Education and Teaching--
English/Language Arts Teacher Education18-
Mathematics Teacher Education5-
Reading Teacher Education31-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education7-
Social Studies Teacher Education16-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor68-
Education (other)13-
Engineering [+] 253 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering44-
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering31-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering50-
Materials Engineering47-
Mechanical Engineering51$73,800
Systems Engineering30-
Geological/Geophysical Engineering--
Engineering (other)--
Engineering Technology [+] 28 completers-
Engineering Design21-
Nanotechnology7-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 23 completers-
Linguistics--
Comparative Literature2-
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics13-
German Language and Literature--
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)7-
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics--
Legal Studies [+] 196 completers-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies--
Programs for Foreign Lawyers196-
English Language and Literature [+] 17 completers-
English Language and Literature17-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] 35 completers$45,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies35$45,500
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 83 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences6-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology1-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology6-
Immunology--
Pharmacology--
Biostatistics8-
Bioinformatics--
Biotechnology33-
Environmental Biology--
Epidemiology27-
Neuroscience2-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 70 completers-
Mathematics11-
Applied Mathematics9-
Financial Mathematics23-
Applied Mathematics (other)--
Statistics27-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] (1 completers) 173 completers-
Historic Preservation and Conservation--
Behavioral Sciences82-
International/Global Studies70$181,700
Computational Science11-
Sustainability Studies--
Anthrozoology10-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 5 completers-
Philosophy4-
Religion/Religious Studies1-
Physical Sciences [+] 96 completers-
Chemistry40-
Geology/Earth Science--
Hydrology and Water Resources Science--
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)12-
Physics34-
Physics (other)10-
Psychology [+] 180 completers-
Psychology41-
Developmental and Child Psychology49-
Experimental Psychology--
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)4-
Counseling Psychology86-
Human Services [+] 240 completers-
Public Administration91$67,000
Public Policy Analysis--
Social Work149$45,000
Social Sciences [+] 85 completers-
Anthropology1-
Archeology1-
Criminology13-
Demography and Population Studies1-
Economics--
Applied Economics--
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics23-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography34-
Political Science and Government6-
Sociology6-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 15 completers-
Design and Applied Arts (other)--
Fine/Studio Arts10-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation5-
Music--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 573 completers-
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology4-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management117$162,800
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)1-
Medical Scientist26-
Genetic Counseling/Counselor15-
Environmental Health--
Public Health (other)69-
Medical Informatics2-
Bioethics/Medical Ethics30-
Health Professions Education1-
Nursing Education--
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse-$104,400
Nursing Administration6-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing--
Nurse Anesthetist--
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing26-
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing3-
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery11-
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing44-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing19-
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing171-
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing--
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing8-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)20$197,100
Business [+] 930 completers-
Business/Commerce3-
Business Administration and Management184$165,700
Operations Management and Supervision--
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management73-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)11-
Accounting11-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies212$155,300
Finance179$183,600
Organizational Behavior Studies40-
International Business/Trade/Commerce1-
Management Information Systems--
Management Science144$181,500
Actuarial Science--
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)35-
Marketing/Marketing Management25$134,000
Real Estate12$158,000
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations--
History [+] 19 completers-
History15-
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology4-
History (other)--
Total4,535
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture [+] 4 completers-
Architecture4-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning--
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 4 completers-
Asian Studies/Civilization2-
African-American/Black Studies2-
Folklore Studies--
Communication and Journalism [+] 11 completers-
Communication and Media Studies (other)11-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 15 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences15-
Education [+] 81 completers-
Education16-
Curriculum and Instruction3-
Educational Leadership and Administration19$107,400
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration23-
Educational/Instructional Technology1-
Educational Statistics and Research Methods--
Reading Teacher Education3-
Education (other)16-
Engineering [+] 80 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering24-
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering16-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering11-
Materials Engineering11-
Mechanical Engineering18-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 30 completers-
Linguistics4-
Comparative Literature5-
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics4-
German Language and Literature1-
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)13-
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics2-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1-
Legal Studies [+] 1 completers-
Law1-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies--
English Language and Literature [+] 9 completers-
English Language and Literature9-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 139 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences5-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology19-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology53-
Immunology5-
Pharmacology13-
Biostatistics11-
Bioinformatics7-
Epidemiology6-
Neuroscience20-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 18 completers-
Mathematics10-
Applied Mathematics3-
Statistics5-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 4 completers-
Philosophy3-
Religion/Religious Studies1-
Physical Sciences [+] 46 completers-
Chemistry29-
Geology/Earth Science--
Physics17-
Psychology [+] 10 completers-
Psychology--
Developmental and Child Psychology1-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)9-
Human Services [+] 25 completers-
Public Policy Analysis--
Social Work25-
Social Sciences [+] 59 completers-
Anthropology11-
Archeology1-
Criminology1-
Demography and Population Studies4-
Economics--
Applied Economics--
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics22-
Political Science and Government7-
Sociology13-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 10 completers-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation4-
Music6-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 50 completers-
Dentistry2$70,500
Health/Health Care Administration/Management4-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse22-
Nurse Anesthetist22-
Business [+] 25 completers-
Business/Commerce2-
Business Administration and Management1-
Operations Management and Supervision--
Accounting4-
Finance4-
Management Science6-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)4-
Marketing/Marketing Management4-
History [+] 18 completers-
History11-
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology5-
History (other)2-
Total639
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] 123 completers-
Veterinary Medicine123-
Legal Studies [+] 263 completers-
Law263-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 337 completers-
Dentistry167$70,500
Medicine170-
Total723
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture [+] 17 completers-
Architecture1-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning15-
Landscape Architecture--
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology1-
Education [+] --
Curriculum and Instruction--
Educational Leadership and Administration--
Engineering Technology [+] 8 completers-
Engineering Design8-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 1 completers-
Neuroscience1-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 4 completers-
Historic Preservation and Conservation--
Computational Science4-
Anthrozoology--
Physical Sciences [+] --
Physics (other)--
Human Services [+] 4 completers-
Public Policy Analysis4-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (1 completers) 28 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)12-
Medical Scientist--
Medical Informatics--
Bioethics/Medical Ethics--
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse2-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing--
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing1-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)12-
Business [+] 8 completers-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management--
Real Estate8-
Total79
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences [+] 3 completers-
Physics (other)3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 11 completers-
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology--
Health/Health Care Administration/Management--
Medical Scientist5-
Medical Informatics6-
Bioethics/Medical Ethics--
Total15

Graduate Student Population at UPenn

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 16,951 students enrolled into University of Pennsylvania graduate schools where it has total 28,201 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 13,147 full-time and 3,804 part-time graduate students. By gender, 7,322 male and 9,629 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Student Population By Gender
TotalMaleFemale
Total16,9517,3229,629
Full-time13,1475,7167,431
Part-tme3,8041,6062,198
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 5,524 White (32.59%), 932 Black/African American (5.50%), 929 Hispanic (5.48%), 2,867 Asian (16.91%), and 6,699 students with other races. 5,399 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total16,9517,3229,629
American Indian/Native American1468
Asian2,8671,2421,625
Black/African American932333599
Hispanic929379550
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1055
White5,5242,3023,222
Two More329118211
Un-Known947428519
Non-resident Alien5,3992,5092,890
University of Pennsylvania offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,163 graduate students (12.76% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,019 graduate students (6.01% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total16,951
Enrolled Online Exclusively2,163
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,019
Not in Online Courses13,769
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Pennsylvania. 5,475 students are aged 20 to 24 (32.30% of total students), 4 students are aged below 20 (0.02%), 294 students are aged above 50 (1.73%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Pennsylvania.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total16,9517,3229,629
Age 18-19422
Age 20-2124489155
Age 22-245,2312,0713,160
Age 25-296,8012,9373,864
Age 30-342,6921,3191,373
Age 35-39968442526
Age 40-49717344373
Age 50-64274108166
Over 64201010

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