University of Pennsylvania
Your chances
3.1%
of transfer applicants got in. That is 162 of 5,144 students.
This is the rate for everyone who applied. Your major and your grades can move it a lot.
The numbers
- Transfer students who applied
- 5,144
- Transfer students admitted
- 162
- Transfer students who enrolled
- 113
- First-year students who stayed for year two
- 98.6%
Source: Official school data report, 2025-2026
Deadlines
- Fall 2027: Application
- March 15, 2027
Source: The school's website, 2026-2027
What you need to send
- Testing
- Required
SAT or ACT scores are required, from tests taken within the past 5 years. Applicants facing hardship can submit a waiver through the application. Last test dates accepted are February 2027 (ACT) and March 2027 (SAT).
Source: The school's website, 2026-2027
- Minimum credits
- Required
At least one full year of transferable academic course work (8 semester courses or equivalent from a non-semester system) should be completed by the spring term prior to enrollment.
Source: The school's website, 2026-2027
- Recommendation letters
- Required
One letter from a professor, with an optional second letter.
Source: The school's website, 2026-2027
- College transcripts
- Required
Official transcripts from all high schools and colleges attended.
Source: The school's website, 2026-2027
Credits that transfer
- Credit criteria
Lowest grade accepted: C
Source: The school's website, 2026-2027
- Residency
At least half of all courses, and at least half of the courses for the major, should be completed at Penn.
Source: The school's website, 2026-2027
- Maximum credits
- Up to 16 credits
Maximum of 16 course units from a two-year or four-year college, from the 2025-26 Common Data Set (p. 15). Penn counts course units, not semester credits.
Source: The school's website, 2025-2026