University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania, sometimes known as UPenn or Penn, is a private Ivy League research institution that is situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the nine colonial institutions established before the U.S. Declaration of Independence, the university is credited as being formed in 1740 by its founder and first president, Benjamin Franklin.
 

For the current year, 2021, the university has received rankings from QS World University and Times Higher Education (THE) that place it at 16 and 13, respectively. While Times Higher Education (THE) accords equal weight to Teaching, Research, and Citations at 30% each, QS places the greatest emphasis on Academic Reputation (40%), followed by the Faculty/Student Ratio and Citations per Faculty at 20% each. UPenn has consistently been placed among the top 10 institutions by the US News and World Report, which ranks the university at number eight for the current year, 2021. View Admissions to the University of Pennsylvania for 2021.

In addition to other rating factors, the US News & World Report bases its rankings on the number of publications cited, global research reputation, and regional research reputation (12.5% each). The University of Pennsylvania is ranked 16th according to the ARWU (Shanghai Ranking). In the Shanghai ranking, institutions are ranked based on the calibre of academic research they generate and the number of Nobel Prizes their faculty have earned rather than on their reputation among academics or employers. Read Courses & Costs at the University of Pennsylvania (USA).

The University of Pennsylvania comprises twelve graduate and professional schools in addition to four undergraduate institutions. The University of Pennsylvania has been named one of the best colleges to study business at both the undergraduate and graduate levels by the US News & World Report, which is focused on the US market.

The university has held the top position for the last four years, from 2018 to 2021. According to US World News & Report rankings for the four years 2018–2021, the university also holds the top spot for those looking to pursue an MBA in Finance. For those interested in pursuing an MBA in supply chain management or an MBA in information systems, the university is ranked 17 and 11, respectively by US News & World Report. For those interested in studying a Global MBA, QS and Times Higher Education have ranked the university at number two, at number seven for accounting studies, and at number eleven for postgraduate business and studies.

The university has consistently been listed among the top five for taking an MBA, and The Financial Times, which gives the most weight to Compensation (40%), Internationalization (20%), and Faculty Quality (15%), has ranked the university at number two for the current year, 2021. Candidates interested in pursuing engineering at UPenn will be pleasantly surprised to learn that the university is ranked in the top 10 for biomedical engineering and in the top 20 for other engineering majors like chemical engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering by US News & World Report.

The institution does well in its computer courses as well, coming in at number 20 for studying computer engineering in US News & World Report and number 35 in THE (Times Higher Education) - PG Computers Ranking.