Summary
The student-faculty ratio at University of Pennsylvania is 6:1, and the school has 71.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Pennsylvania include: Finance, General; Economics, General; Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse; Political Science and Government, General; and History, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 97.8 percent.
Faculty & Classes
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Majors
| Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates | |||||||||||
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Academic Programs & Offerings
| Degrees offered | Certificate, Associate, terminal-associate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship | ||||||||||||
| Combined-degree programs | BA/DDS Seven-Year Accelerated Program in Dental Medicine; BA/JD: Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor; BA/MS Ed: Bachelor of Arts and Master of Education; BAS/JD: Bachelor of Applied Science and Juris Doctor; BAS/MS Ed: Bachelor of Applied Science in Math/Chem or Math/Phys, and Master of Ed in secondary educ; BS/JD: Bachelor of Science in Economonics and Juris Doctor; BSE/JD Bachelor Science in Engineering and Juris Doctor; BSN/JD: Bachelor of Nursing and Juris Doctor | ||||||||||||
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Graduation & Retention
| Average freshman retention rate | 98% |
| 4-year graduation rate | 87 |
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* Academic Life details based on 2011 data
