MSE Bioengineering 

at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

According to officials, UPenn believes in conducting a thorough review of the applications once they are received. Review includes various factors that are beyond academics. Although academics will remain of the most important factors, things like extracurricular activities, community service and interests outside the classroom are highly crucial. 

The University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University, both are the most reputed institutions in the USA. There is no comparison between them. However, students can decide where to go as both of them are extremely popular and can lead to a successful career. Students with extremely excellent performance can make a place in either of two as their acceptance rates are very low. The Harvard University acceptance rate is 3.41% which is the second the lowest in history and UPenn acceptance rate is 5.4%. Both universities provide a wide range of programs in over 100 specializations and their tuition costs are high. Students can check the below comparison table and decide where they must apply:

UPenn expects a minimum cumulative GPA of 3 on the 4 scale as a general admission requirement. However, students who enrolled or were selected by the University of Pennsylvania scored much more than the required. Students who want to take UPenn admission must aim to score more than 3 GPAs to beat the competition. Along with the GPA, students must submit ACT or SAT scores to provide support to the application as the university provides test options for them.

Annual tuition fee is around 40 L which can be considered expensive. Check the table mentioned below.

Yes, you can change your major at the University of Pennsylvania, however, the ease of changing your major depends on the school within the university, you wish to switch to.

Changing a major at the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) is relatively straightforward, however, doing so at a different school say the Wharton School is far more competitive & requires better academic requirements from students.

International students must fulfill the basic eligibility and submit the required documents such as LOR, SOP, transcripts, and many more. The academic requirements of UG and PG for the University of Pennsylvania admissions are given below:

PG Requirements:

• Background Information
• Essay
• GMAT/GRE score
• Resume
• LOR
• Transcripts
• GRE (optional)
• English language proficiency score

UG Requirements

• High school documents
• Transcripts
• LOR
• ACT/SAT scores
• English language proficiency score

 UPenn records an overall employment rate of 78% for its graduating class of 2022. The overall  median salary was recorded at USD 80,000 and The highest recruitments were made under Consulting industry where over 100+ students were placed.

The Yale Business School is among the most selective higher educational institutes in the US, with an acceptance rate of meagre 3.9%. This means it only accepts on average 4 applications for every 100 it receives.

Prospective students must demonstrate outstanding academic ability, & leadership abilities outside the classroom to have the best possible chance of secruring a seat at the institute.

Wharton, on the other hand, has an acceptance rate that is almost 3 times that of Yale, & stands at 11.8%.

Wharton gives students a much better chance of admission than Yale.

According to the Shiksha Popularity Rankings, the overall ranking of the UPenn University is #8. In terms of global rankings, the institute secures a rank #12 among all higher educational institutes worldwide.

Given below are the ranks attained by the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia: