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University of Pennsylvania Ranking Badges

UPenn earned 237 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 45 in the top 1%, 107 in the top 5%, 56 in the top 10% and 29 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 747 in Most Popular for Philosophy, a top 1% award.

Key facts

• Badges earned: 237 (2027 edition)
• In the top 1% / top 5%: 45 / 107
• Highest placement: #1 of 747, a top 1% award
• Fields of study with a badge: 24
• Placements this edition: 600
• Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has University of Pennsylvania Earned?

University of Pennsylvania holds 237 ranking badges across 24 fields of study, 152 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	45
Top 5%	107
Top 10%	56
Top 15%	29
Total	237

What Is University of Pennsylvania Known For?

University of Pennsylvania is best known for Health Professions: 21 of its 232 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Marketing, Anthrozoology. and Philosophy.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Best				✓
Overall Best (Middle Atlantic)				✓
Overall Best (Pennsylvania)				✓
Overall Diversity			✓
Overall Diversity (Middle Atlantic)			✓
Overall Diversity (Pennsylvania)				✓
Male / Female Diversity (Middle Atlantic)	✓
Male / Female Diversity (Pennsylvania)	✓
Location Diversity			✓
Location Diversity (Middle Atlantic)			✓
Location Diversity (Pennsylvania)			✓
Ethnic Diversity				✓
Ethnic Diversity (Middle Atlantic)				✓
Ethnic Diversity (Pennsylvania)				✓
Most Popular			✓
Most Popular (Middle Atlantic)				✓
Most Popular (Pennsylvania)				✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Highest Paid Graduates (Middle Atlantic)			✓
Highest Paid Graduates (Pennsylvania)			✓

Agriculture

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular		✓
Veterinary Medicine.
Top Ranked		✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Architecture/Urban Planning

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Architectural Sciences
Most Popular			✓
General Architecture
Top Ranked		✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Landscape Architecture
Most Popular			✓
Most Focused	✓
Urban & Regional Planning
Top Ranked			✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
Biotechnology
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
Ecology & Systematics Biology
Top Ranked			✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
General Biology
Top Ranked			✓
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Business & Commerce
Top Ranked			✓
Business Administration & Management
Top Ranked			✓
Highest Paid Graduates				✓
Entrepreneurial Studies
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Most Focused	✓
Human Resource Management
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular	✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Management Sciences & Methods
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular	✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Marketing
Top Ranked				✓
Highest Paid Graduates				✓
Real Estate
Top Ranked		✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Communication & Media Studies
Top Ranked			✓
Highest Paid Graduates				✓
Radio, TV & Digital Communication
Top Ranked			✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Computer Information Systems
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates				✓
Computer Science
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
Computer Software Applications
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular	✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Curriculum & Instruction
Top Ranked			✓
Education Philosophy
Most Popular	✓
Educational Administration
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Educational Assessment
Most Popular		✓
General Education
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Instructional Media Design
Top Ranked		✓
Other Education
Top Ranked		✓
Teacher Education Grade Specific
Top Ranked				✓
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Top Ranked			✓
Teaching English or French
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓

Engineering

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Biomedical Engineering
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Most Focused	✓
Chemical Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Computer Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Electrical Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Materials Engineering
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Mechanical Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Systems Engineering
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular		✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓

English Language & Literature

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
General English Literature
Top Ranked		✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Writing Studies
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Classical Languages & Literature
Most Popular			✓
East Asian Languages
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular	✓
Linguistics & Literature
Top Ranked		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked				✓
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
Bioethics/Medical Ethics
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Dentistry
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Health/Medical Admin Services
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates				✓
Medical Science
Most Popular		✓
Medicine
Top Ranked	✓
Mental & Social Health Services
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates				✓
Nursing
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Other Health Professions
Top Ranked			✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Public Health
Top Ranked			✓

History

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
History
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Legal Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Law
Top Ranked			✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Legal Research
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular	✓
Non-Professional Legal Studies
Top Ranked	✓

Liberal Arts & Humanities

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Liberal Arts General Studies
Top Ranked			✓

Mathematics & Statistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Applied Mathematics
Top Ranked		✓
Mathematics
Top Ranked			✓
Other Statistics
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Statistics
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular	✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Anthrozoology.
Most Popular				✓
Behavioral Science
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular	✓
Cognitive Science
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Data Analytics.
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular				✓
Most Focused			✓
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies.
Most Popular		✓
International Studies
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Multicultural & Diversity Studies
Top Ranked		✓

Natural Resources & Conservation

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
Natural Resources Conservation
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓

Philosophy & Religious Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Philosophy
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Most Focused		✓

Physical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Atmospheric Sciences
Top Ranked			✓
Chemistry
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Geological & Earth Sciences
Top Ranked			✓
Physics
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓

Psychology

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Child Development & Psychology
Most Popular	✓
Clinical & Counseling Psychology
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
General Psychology
Top Ranked				✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Public & Social Service

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Public Administration
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Public Policy
Top Ranked		✓
Social Work
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular		✓

Social Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular		✓
Anthropology
Top Ranked			✓
Criminology
Top Ranked			✓
Economics
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
General Social Sciences
Top Ranked			✓
Geography & Cartography
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular	✓
International Relations & Security
Top Ranked			✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Other Social Sciences
Top Ranked			✓
Political Science & Government
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates				✓
Urban Studies
Most Popular	✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Design & Applied Arts
Top Ranked			✓
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
Top Ranked	✓
Fine & Studio Arts
Top Ranked	✓

How Does University of Pennsylvania Rank in Athletics?

University of Pennsylvania earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #184 of 820 in Baseball (top 23%).

How Does University of Pennsylvania Rank for Online Students?

In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, University of Pennsylvania earned 4 badges across 4 online programs, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 7 in Most Popular Online for Medical Science.

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Computer Information Systems
Most Popular Online			✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Health/Medical Admin Services
Most Popular Online	✓
Medical Science
Most Popular Online				✓

Public & Social Service

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Public Administration
Most Popular Online			✓

How Does University of Pennsylvania Rank for Veterans?

In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University of Pennsylvania earned 1 badge in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 1 in Top Ranked Veterans for Anthrozoology..

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Anthrozoology.
Top Ranked Veterans				✓

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Notes and References

Badges on this page come from rankings based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. University of Pennsylvania appears in 600 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.