University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania in the four world rankings

Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.

• QS World University Rankings 2027 Published 2026-06-18 Publisher's page #15
• Times Higher Education 2026 Published 2025-10-09 Publisher's page #14
• ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2025 Published 2025-08-15 Publisher's page #14
• U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026 Published 2025-06-25 Publisher's page #15

All four publishers place it within 1 places of each other, so the composite is safe to quote on its own.

Key facts

Figures as published by the institution or the ranking publishers.

Location

Philadelphia, United States

Founded

1740

Total students

≈ 26,000

International students

≈ 23%

Group

Ivy League

Official site

www.upenn.edu

ARWU indicator breakdown

The six indicators ShanghaiRanking uses to build its overall score, each out of 100.

Subject rankings

QS subject positions, best first.

1. Nursing #1
2. Marketing #3
3. Accounting & Finance #6
4. Business & Management Studies #7
5. Communication & Media Studies #7
6. Social Sciences & Management #11
7. Economics & Econometrics #12
8. Medicine #14
9. Linguistics #15
10. Psychology #15
11. Dentistry #17
12. Veterinary Science #17
13. English Language & Literature #19
14. Life Sciences & Medicine #19
15. Biological Sciences #20
16. Anatomy & Physiology #21
17. Law #22
18. History #23
19. Statistics & Operational Research #26
20. Sociology #29
21. Modern Languages #31
22. Anthropology #32
23. Chemistry #33
24. Architecture & Built Environment #34
25. Arts & Humanities #35
26. Archaeology #36
27. Computer Science & Information Systems #36
28. Data Science & Artificial Intelligence #36
29. Pharmacy & Pharmacology #40
30. Mathematics #45
31. Physics & Astronomy #48
32. Education #50
33. Engineering - Chemical #53
34. Natural Sciences #55
35. Materials Science #57
36. Politics & International Studies #66
37. Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing #83
38. Engineering & Technology #90
39. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic #99
40. History of Art —
41. Classics & Ancient History —
42. Philosophy —
43. Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies —
44. Social Policy & Administration —
45. Art & Design —
46. Environmental Sciences —
47. Earth & Marine Sciences —
48. Geophysics —