March 24, 2023

Effective July 1, 2023, the University of Pennsylvania will cease awarding Dean’s List to undergraduate students. This decision is the culmination of extensive consultations over several years across the Penn community, including with undergraduate student leaders, in response to the shared belief that a Dean’s List designation does not reflect the breadth and evolution of students’ academic achievements over the course of their education at Penn. Latin Honors and school and departmental awards will continue to be awarded to recognize the many forms of academic excellence demonstrated by students. The PennBook will be updated in July 2023 to reflect this new policy, and a notation will be added to the transcript to document this change.

—Beth A. Winkelstein, Interim Provost
—Karen Detlefsen, Vice Provost for Education