Financial Aid and Student Experiences

Making a Penn education affordable and accessible

As the need for student financial aid has grown steadily, so too has Penn’s commitment to increasing access for students at the undergraduate and graduate level, regardless of their means. An affordable education is more than a priority for Penn: it is an imperative that reflects the University’s core values.

Guided by In Principle and Practice, Penn’s strategic framework, we are investing more than ever to advance educational opportunity through the Quaker Commitment, Penn’s comprehensive undergraduate financial aid program. Through the Quaker Commitment, we provide at least full tuition packages for students from families with typical assets earning up to $200,000 annually, along with additional support for limited-income students and those who are the first in their families to attend college. We are equally committed to increasing support for students in graduate programs who help shape disciplines, define new avenues of inquiry, and become leaders in their fields.

Philanthropy to support student financial aid changes individual lives—and when these scholars graduate, their impact ripples throughout their communities and the world.

Highlighted Priorities

Undergraduate Financial Aid

Through our unparalleled grant-based financial aid program, Penn is expanding opportunities and transforming lives.

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Penn First Plus

Penn First Plus provides critical resources for first-generation students and students who come from limited income backgrounds.

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The Penn Fund

The Penn Fund supports undergraduate financial aid and student experiences through annual gifts from alumni, parents, and friends.

The Penn Fund

Graduate and Professional Aid

Support for graduate and professional students enables talented scholars to advance their careers and make a difference in the world.

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Cultural Resource Centers

Cultural Resource Centers support student belonging, identity development, and academic success by offering inclusive spaces, programs, and mentorship for Penn’s diverse communities.

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Student-Athlete Experience Endowments

Endowment funds can provide financial, academic, and athletics supports to help ensure greater student success.

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Forging a Path to Success

A new gift from Sapna and Ashish Shah strengthens Penn First Plus and reimagines the transition to college

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Bringing the Future Closer

Through the first-of-its-kind Penn Asia Matched Scholarship, donors are bringing the University even closer to its goal of need-blind admissions for international students