In the newly released 2024 U.S. News & World Report ranking of United States universities, the University of Pennsylvania was ranked #6—up one spot from last year.

This ranking is calculated from factors including graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student/faculty ratios, class sizes, SAT/ACT scores, percentage of Pell-grant eligible students, and their graduation performance.

Penn was also ranked #13 in best value schools; #7 in psychology programs; #8 in economics; #9 in programming languages; #25 in undergraduate research/creative projects; #62 in best undergraduate teaching; and #184 in top performers on social mobility.

The Wharton School has retained its #1 post as the best undergraduate business program in the country, which it has held for many years. It is ranked #1 in finance; #2 in marketing, management, and real estate; #3 in quantitative analysis and production/operation management; #4 in international business; #5 in analytics; #6 in entrepreneurship and accounting; #7 in insurance; and #12 in management information systems.

Penn’s School of Nursing was again ranked #1 for its undergraduate nursing program. Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Science ranked #19 for best undergraduate engineering programs. Within SEAS, Penn ranked #10 in biomedical engineering.