University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania (commonly referred to as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, and is one of several institutions that claims to have been the first university in America. Penn is a member of the Ivy League and is one of the Colonial Colleges.
Benjamin Franklin, Penn's founder, advocated an educational program that focused as much on practical education for commerce and public service as on the classics and theology. Penn was one of the first academic institutions to follow a multidisciplinary model pioneered by several European universities, concentrating multiple "faculties" (e.g., theology, classics, medicine) into one institution. Penn is today one of the largest private universities in the nation, offering a broad range of academic departments, an extensive research enterprise and a number of community outreach and public service programs. Penn is particularly well known for its medical school, dental school, business school, law school, nursing school, veterinary school, social sciences and humanities programs and its biomedical teaching and research capabilities. Its undergraduate programs are also among the most selective in the country.

*From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Pennsylvania

General . Founded in 1740. Regionally accredited . Degrees: 2,766 bachelor's awarded; master’s ,doctoral, first professional offered. ROTC: Army ,Naval, Air Force. Location :one miles from downtown. Calendar : Semester ,limited summer session. Full-time faculty: 1,406 total; 100% have terminal degrees,18% minority,35% women. Part-time faculty:1,383 total ;100% have terminal degrees ,14% minority, 44% women .Class size :73%<20, 17% 20-39,3% 40-49, 6% 50-99, 1%>100. Special facilities: Anthropology museum, contemporary art instiute, arboretum, astronomical observatory, large animal research center, women’s center, undergraduate research center, wind tunnel. Kelly Writer’s House, Hillel Foundation.

*From College HANDBOOK
http://www.upenn.edu/

Welcome

For more than two centuries, the University of Pennsylvania has been committed to excellence in scholarship, research and service. From its highly regarded undergraduate, graduate and professional schools to its wide-ranging program of interdisciplinary research and scholarship, Penn takes pride in being a place where students and faculty can pursue knowledge without boundaries, a place where theory and practice combine to produce a better understanding of our world and ourselves.
We invite you to explore this great university and take advantage of all it has to offer.

Dr. Amy Gutmann
Penn President