Penn releases RD results for Class of 2029 after receiving 72,000 applications (Daily Pennsylvanian)

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Penn announced regular decision results for the Class of 2029 in another historic application cycle.

Over 72,000 students applied to Penn this year, marking an increase from last year’s applicant pool of over 65,000. Results were released to students at 7 p.m. on March 27.

According to a press release from Penn Admissions, the Class of 2029 includes students from over 100 countries and all 50 states. The University chose not to immediately share further demographic data about accepted students.

Penn also did not share its acceptance rate, continuing a decision to withhold admissions data during the regular decision admissions cycle.

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https://www.thedp.com/article/2025/03/penn-regular-decision-results-class-of-2029

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So, likely around a 4.9% acceptance rate, assuming they accepted about 3,500 students (3500/72000). I don’t understand why they won’t release the numbers now but they do in June (which is what they did last year), and obviously will give a detailed breakdown in the CDS in early 2026.