Penn's Admissions Timetable
A student is not an applicant to the University of Pennsylvania until both the Common Application and the Penn Application Supplement have been received. We strongly encourage students to apply online. Please use the paper application only if you do not have access to the internet.
Freshman Applicants
Application Deadlines, Notifications, and Reply Dates| Early Decision | Regular Decision | |
| Application Deadline* | November 1, 2011 | January 1, 2012 |
| Last Acceptable SAT Test Date | November 2011** | January 2012 |
| Last Acceptable ACT Test Date | October 2011** | December 2011 |
| Notification of Missing Documents | Mid-November 2011 | Mid-February 2012 |
| Decision Notification Date | December 9, 2011 | March 29, 2012 |
| Student Reply Date | December 20, 2011 | May 1, 2012 |
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*Please note that applicants interested in studying the arts and/or music can submit the Common Application Art Supplement form and mail materials directly to the Office of Admissions. Supplemental materials, such as research papers and additional letters of recommendation, are not tracked by the Office of Admissions. The receipt of all supplemental materials cannot be confirmed by the Office of Admissions. Supplemental materials are not returned. Applicants to the Digital Media Design major in the School of Engineering and Applied Science should send their portfolio to Ms. Amy Calhoun, Digital Media Design, 170 Moore Building. 200 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6389. **While you are able to take the October ACT test and the November SAT test, please make sure when you register for the test that you have the scores sent directly to the University of Pennsylvania; this will eliminate the need to "rush" your scores. Do not wait to send the testing until after you receive your scores. Each time you register for the SAT and/or TOEFL exam, list Penn's College Board code number as 2926, and for the ACT exam, list Penn's code number as 3732. |
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Transfer Applicants
Application Deadlines, Notifications, and Reply Dates| All Transfer Applicants | |
| Application Deadline* | March 15, 2012 |
| Last Acceptable SAT Test Date | January 2012 |
| Last Acceptable ACT Test Date | February 2012 |
| Notification of Missing Documents | April 2012 |
| Decision Notification Date | Mid-May 2012 |
| Student Reply Date | Early June 2012 |
Please Note: All deadline dates listed above are for postmark dates. For electronic submission the deadline is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the listed deadline date.
Penn reserves the right to evaluate an application and render a final decision even if all pieces of the application have not been received.
