University of Pennsylvania

On-campus accommodation at UPenn is guaranteed for UG students for the first 2 years, but not for all UG students.

Other students have to wait as part of the waiting list, or look for off-campus accommodation near the university campus.

Prospective students are advised to apply for on-campus housing ASAP, to secure their seat.

Yes, the University of Pennsylvania campus has a number of Indian & South Asian student groups & organizations.

The Indian Association at Penn is the most prominent one, along with the Penn India Association.

Rangoli, Penn Sargam, Atma, Penn Hype & the Indian Graduate Student Association at University Park are some other popular clubs that actively participates in cultural & academic events throughout the year.

Yes, students can pay their fees in installments, as the University of Pennsylvania offers a very flexible payment plan, with the option to pay 4 or 5 times over each semester.

Students planning to enroll as part of the payment plan, have to pay a non-refundable enrollment fee worth USD 50 (INR 4.3 K) every semester.

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.

Yes, American President Donald Trump is a notable alumni of the University of Pennsylvania.

Trump graduated with a degree in BS in Economics, in 1968, from the UPenn business school: Wharton.

His past educational background included attending the Fordham University in 1964 & the New York Military Academy, a boarding school in the US, prior to his college education.  

Yes, Elon Musk is among the illustrious lists of notable alumni of the University of Pennsylvania.

Founder of companies like SpaceX, Tesla & Open AI, Musk pursued a dual degree at the institute. A BA in Physics & a BS in Economics.

He later, enrolled at Stanford, briefly, for a PhD course before leaving to pursue his entrepreneurial dreams.

Yes, Silicon Valley based tech giant Amazon is one of the top employers of the University of Pennsylvania.

UPenn MBA grads are very much of demand to some other top companies such as-

• JP Morgan Chase & Co
• Accenture
• Microsoft
• Morgan Stanley & Walmart

The Wharton School and Harvard Business School are both exceptional and ranked highly in the list of the best Business Schools worldwide. While the parent institution of Wharton, the University of Pennsylvania, is in the group of Ivy League, Harvard University isn't in that group. These Business schools are known for their state-of-the-art curriculum, highly employable alumni, large alumni network across the globe, and strong commitment to learning.

Both of these Business schools are considered exceptional in terms of rankings acceptance and graduates' average salaries, commonly ROI.

The table compares these three best Business schools in depth: