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As America’s first university, the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) has a history that dates to 1740. It is one of the premium institutions in the US for higher education and research. Students from all over the world aspire to take admission to its top-ranked courses and programs. The University of Pennsylvania offers undergraduate and post-graduate courses. The University has cemented its position in the top in world university rankings by QS, US News & World Report, Times Higher Education, and Shanghai Ranking.

 

The University of Pennsylvania ranking is under the top 10 universities in the US and under 20 top universities globally for academic excellence, research scope, and global reputation. 

UPenn has a QS World University Rankings of #13 in 2022, for its excellent education system and research. The QS ranking was #16 in 2021, which has improved due to its excellent education and regional research records. According to the US News & World Report 2022, the University of Pennsylvania holds the position of 8th best university in the United States of America and 13th worldwide. 

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Times Higher Education (THE) ranks this private Ivy League at 13th in the World University ranking 2022 and 12th in US college ranking 2022. For World Reputation Ranking 2021, THE ranks University of Pennsylvania at 19th. 

The Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Ranking ranked UPenn at 15th in 2022. This is an improvement in the rank as the university was ranked 19th in 2021. It has been possible due to regional research and academic excellence. 

The QS university ranking focuses mainly on academic reputation which takes around 40%, followed by student and faculty ratio and citations per faculty at 20%. For Times Higher Education, the ranking is completely based on equal importance given to research, citations, and teachings at 30% each. The US News and World Report consider the number of publications, research methodology, global research recognition, and regional reputation in terms of research. 

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World University Rankings List of  University of Pennsylvania

Below is a quick glimpse of the top ranking achieved by the University of Pennsylvania:- 

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2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2022

QS World University Rankings 18 18 19 19 15 16 13
Times Higher Education Global Ranking 16 19 10 12 11 13 13
US News & World Report   6 8 8 16 16 16 13
ARWU Shanghai Ranking 18 17 16 17 19 19 15

Course Rankings of University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania has top-ranked undergraduate schools, graduate schools, and professional education institutions. It is one of the top-ranked universities for business studies both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. 

According to US World News and report, the university occupies a top rank for MBA in finance for four consecutive years 2018 to 2020. For MBA in supply chain management and information systems, QS and Times Higher Education has ranked the university at 17th and 11th globally. For accountancy, the University of Pennsylvania gets a rank of 7th and for postgraduate business studies, it is ranked 11th worldwide. 

Conclusion

The University of Pennsylvania is one of the top-ranked globally recognized universities for higher education. Get in touch with the experts from upGrad Abroad for better assistance regarding admission and information about rankings.

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Shivangi Mishra

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She is an experienced writer and journalist who has extensively covered the education sector in India and Abroad. Now helping Indian aspirants realise their foreign education dream by providing them with relevant content and information through upGrad Abroad. Amateur traveller, loves to read Architectural Digest!

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