What Penn costs

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Private · 10,650 undergrads

Penn's sticker price was $92,288 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $29,577 on average after grants.

What does Penn cost?

$29,577 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $92,288.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000	Not reported
$30,000–$48,000	$234
$48,000–$75,000	$12,421
$75,000–$110,000	$25,263
over $110,000	$61,455

Sticker

$92,288

All with aid

$29,577

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family income	Average paid
Under $30,000	Not reported
$30,000–$48,000	$234
$48,000–$75,000	$12,421
$75,000–$110,000	$25,263
Over $110,000	$61,455

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Penn cost less than Carnegie Mellon and Swarthmore but more than Columbia.

College	Families earning $48–75k	All aided students
Penn	$12,421	$29,577
Carnegie Mellon	$17,816	$35,780
Swarthmore	$18,171	$17,392
Columbia	$4,878	$15,370

The sticker price

$71,236

Tuition, 2025-26

$92,288

Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books

Aid and debt

20%

of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.

$65,458

average grant for students who got aid.

11%

of undergrads take a federal loan.

$15,000

median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does University of Pennsylvania cost for a family earning $40,000?

Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $234 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $92,288. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Penn's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.

How much does University of Pennsylvania cost for a family earning $60,000?

Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $12,421 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $92,288. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Penn's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.

How much does University of Pennsylvania cost for a family earning $90,000?

Families earning $75,000–$110,000 paid $25,263 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $92,288. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Penn's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.

Where these numbers come from

Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Test scores: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Deadlines: admissions.upenn.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
Test rule: admissions.upenn.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)

Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers