WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2019 VOL. CXXXV
NO. 30
THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Class of 2023 sees slight dip in admitted students of color MANLU LIU News Editor
P
enn’s Class of 2023 has a record number of first-generation students to date but sees a slight dip compared with last year’s class in other areas of diversity. In March, 7.44% of 44,960 applicants were accepted — Penn’s lowest admissions rate yet. Fifteen percent of the students identify as first-generation. For the Class of 2022, 14.3% of students are the first in their families
to attend college. But the number of minority students in the class shrunk after a large increase the year before. For the Class of 2023, 51% of admitted U.S. students self-identify as students of color. The year prior, 53% of U.S. students identified as students of color, which was a 5.1% increase from the Class of 2021. There are 100 countries represented in the admitted class, with 14% of students hailing from foreign nations. Students in the Class of 2022 represented 104 countries, which was a significant increase from the 72 countries represented in admitted Class of
FOLLOW US @DAILYPENN FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ONLINE AT THEDP.COM
2021. This year, after that jump, the number of foreign countries represented slightly decreased. Members of the incoming class hail from all 50 states as well as Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. The states with the most representation in the incoming class include Pennsylvania, New York, California, New Jersey, Florida, and Texas. Unlike last year’s class, there are no students from Guam. This year’s class is composed from the highest yield rate and the lowest early decision and transfer admissions rates in Penn’s history. Seventy percent of admitted students accept-
FOUNDED 1885
ed their spots at Penn, compared to 67.3% for the Class of 2022. Previous years’ yield rates hovered between 66% and 68%. The University admitted 1,279 students this year through Early Decision, just 18% of the applicant pool. The number of applicants, however, had stagnated after a 15% increase in the applicant pool the previous year. The students admitted through Early Decision hail from 48 foreign countries and 42 states as well as Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. Forty-eight percent identify as students of color, which is the same proportion as last year. Fifty-one percent identified as women,
dropping from 52% last cycle. Penn’s transfer acceptance rate dropped to a record low 5.9% this academic year, after wavering between 7% and 9% for the past five years.The University admitted 174 students out of a record-high 2,951 transfer applicants, with a yield rate of 66.7%. The Class of 2022 saw a similar yield of 67.3%. The school year opens with a record undergraduate financial aid budget of $247 million for the next academic year, which is a 4.5% increase from last year. The record allotted aid comes in light of a tuition increase that brings the total cost of attendance to $73,960.
SEND NEWS TIPS TO NEWSTIP@THEDP.COM CONTACT US: 215-422-4640