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Finance at Penn

Penn graduates about 230 finance majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 1st of 539 schools we score for finance, a standout program at 100 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $202,000 four years out, 2.38× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $96 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

100/100Standout#1 of 539 for finance →
Graduates a year2306% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$202,0002.38× the same major nationally
Research in the field$96Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1570whole school

Around Penn

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Where finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Pearlstein Business Learning Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 109 · Academic 88 · Dining 16 · Arts 13 · Athletics 10 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the finance ranking

  1. Georgetown University 98
  2. University of Notre Dame 97
  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison 96
  4. Southern Methodist University 95

Other strong majors at Penn

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Penn with every school we score in finance. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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