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Math & statistics at Penn

Penn graduates about 112 math & statistics majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 42nd of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 40 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 33% of the schools we've counted. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#42 of 697 for math & statistics →
Graduates a year1124% of the class
Courses in the catalog40more than 33% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$130,000
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1570whole school

Around Penn

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Where math & statistics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics, Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Drexel Life Sciences Building.

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 math & statistics ranking

  1. Georgia Institute of Technology 89
  2. Stevens Institute of Technology 89
  3. California Institute of Technology 89
  4. University of Maryland, College Park 88
  5. Georgetown University 88
  6. The Ohio State University 87
  7. Northeastern University 87
  8. Wake Forest University 87

Other strong majors at Penn

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Penn with every school we score in math & statistics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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