Penn announced early decision admissions for the Class of 2029, admitting nearly half of the incoming class in another record-breaking application cycle.
Over 9,500 students applied to Penn through the Early Decision Program — an increase from last year’s total of over 8,500 applications — according to the University’s announcement. The results were announced on Dec. 19 at 7 p.m.
Penn did not disclose the acceptance rate for Early Decision applicants, continuing its decision to withhold detailed admissions statistics.
Yep, given almost 100% ED yield, and that “almost half the class”–or about 1200 applicants–were accepted. But the Admissions Office has adopted a policy in recent years of not disclosing or touting the acceptance rates, although they can be discerned as we’ve done here, and from each year’s Common Data Set (CDS) (Common Data Set (CDS) Penn | Institutional Research & Analysis), as well as the Dean of Admissions’ annual report to the Penn Trustees at their June meeting.