Penn received 22,939 applications, compared to 22,935 last year.  Penn accepted 17.11 percent of applicants this year, compared to 17.01 percent last year.  3,926 applicants were admitted this year, compared to 3,902 last year.  2,411 students were accepted to the College of Arts and Sciences, 837 to the School of Engineering and Applied Science, 544 to Wharton and 134 to the School of Nursing.

47 percent of the accepted students are minorities.  Penn admitted 424 black students, 1,017 Asian American students, 373 Latino students and 23 Native American students.

Accepted students had an average SAT score of 2175 compared to 2160 last year.