Founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1740 and noted for being one of America’s nine colonial colleges, the University of Pennsylvania has a rich history of tradition and excellence. Students lucky enough to be admitted to UPenn have the city of Philadelphia right on their doorstep! Each year thousands of students apply to UPenn’s prestigious graduate programs with the hopes of adding their own mark to the school’s legacy. Of course a great application will consist of more than just an average GRE score, but what GRE score will it take?
Below we break down the GRE score ranges you will most likely need for the University of Pennsylvania.
Average GRE Scores for the University of Pennsylvania – Engineering and Education
US News & World Report provides accurate rankings for graduate programs across the country. Here we provide average GRE scores for the University of Pennsylvania’s engineering and education programs.
| Program | Average Verbal | Average Quantitative |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering - Master's | 155 | 166 |
| Engineering - PhD | 157 | 165 |
| Education - Master's | 156 | 156 |
| Education - PhD | 161 | 159 |
Estimated Score Ranges for UPenn’s Other Graduate Programs
As for the other graduate programs UPenn offers, the GRE averages are not as easy to find as the engineering and education programs. We’ve tried our best to provide estimated score ranges based on the specific programs that UPenn offers. You can see how we did this by taking a look at the methodology section below.
| Program | US News Rank | Estimated Verbal Range | Estimated Quantitative Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological Sciences | 15 | 156-160 | 157-161 |
| Chemistry | 17 | 156-160 | 160-164 |
| Computer Science | 17 | 153-157 | 164-168 |
| Earth Sciences | 62 | 154-158 | 153-157 |
| Economics | 9 | 160-164 | 167-170 |
| English | 3 | 163-167 | 155-159 |
| Fine Arts | 64 | 153-157 | 151-155 |
| History | 11 | 159-163 | 152-156 |
| Mathematics | 17 | 156-160 | 167-170 |
| Physics | 11 | 159-163 | 164-168 |
| Political Science | 19 | 160-164 | 156-160 |
| Psychology | 12 | 155-159 | 152-156 |
| Public Administration | 58 | 154-158 | 150-154 |
| Social Work | 11 | 152-156 | 148-152 |
| Sociology | 13 | 156-160 | 153-157 |
Resources to get the GRE scores you’ll need
Check out the following links for more help preparing for the GRE:
Methodology
Using the limited score data in the US News & World Report’s release on graduate schools (for engineering and education), I created a block scale that assumes a standard difference between the ETS’s average of intended applicants of a specific major and the rank block (ie Ranks 1-10, 11-50, 51-100). Next I added the expected difference to the average score of the intended major and spread 2 points on either side of that to create a nice range. It would look like this:
| Program | Rank | Rank block | Intended Score | Exp Difference | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 4 | #1-10 | 157 | 11 points | 166-170 |
Of course, you could argue that this isn’t perfect, and I’d have to agree. This is just intended to give you a general idea of what you should be aiming for. 🙂
