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Of those accepted for admission to the Class of 2014, 40.8 percent are [[Asian people|Asian]], [[Hispanic]], [[African people|African]], or [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]].<ref name="Penn: Penn Facts" /> In addition, 51.1% of current students are women.<ref name="Penn: Penn Facts" />
Of those accepted for admission to the Class of 2014, 40.8% are [[Asian people|Asian]], [[Hispanic]], [[African people|African]], or [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]].<ref name="Penn: Penn Facts" /> In addition, 51.1% of current students are women.<ref name="Penn: Penn Facts" />


More than 11% of the first year class are [[international student]]s.<ref name="Penn: Penn Facts" /> The composition of international students accepted in the Class of 2014 is: 50.2% from [[Asia]]; 9.2% from [[Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]; 17.7% from [[Europe]]; 15.5% from [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]]; 4.8% from the [[Caribbean]], [[Central America]], and [[South America]]; 1.1% from [[Australia]] and the [[Pacific Islands]].<ref name="Penn: Penn Facts" /> The acceptance rate for international students applying for the class of 2014 was 411 out of 4,390 (9.4%).<ref name="Penn: Penn Facts" />
More than 11% of the first year class are [[international student]]s.<ref name="Penn: Penn Facts" /> The composition of international students accepted in the Class of 2014 is: 50.2% from [[Asia]]; 9.2% from [[Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]; 17.7% from [[Europe]]; 15.5% from [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]]; 4.8% from the [[Caribbean]], [[Central America]], and [[South America]]; 1.1% from [[Australia]] and the [[Pacific Islands]].<ref name="Penn: Penn Facts" /> The acceptance rate for international students applying for the class of 2014 was 411 out of 4,390 (9.4%).<ref name="Penn: Penn Facts" />



===Selected student organizations===
===Selected student organizations===

Revision as of 14:58, 7 October 2011

Student life

Main article: Student life at the University of Pennsylvania

Demographics

Demographics for Class of 2014 [1]
Multicultural background Number enrolled Percent of class
American Indian 25 1.0%
Asian 592 24.5%
Black 218 9.0%
Caucasian 1,372 56.8%
Hispanic 209 8.7%

Of those accepted for admission to the Class of 2014, 40.8% are Asian, Hispanic, African, or Native American.[2] In addition, 51.1% of current students are women.[2]

More than 11% of the first year class are international students.[2] The composition of international students accepted in the Class of 2014 is: 50.2% from Asia; 9.2% from Africa and the Middle East; 17.7% from Europe; 15.5% from Canada and Mexico; 4.8% from the Caribbean, Central America, and South America; 1.1% from Australia and the Pacific Islands.[2] The acceptance rate for international students applying for the class of 2014 was 411 out of 4,390 (9.4%).[2]

Selected student organizations

Locust Walk lit up during the winter season

The Philomathean Society, founded in 1813,[3] claims to be the United States' oldest continuously-existing collegiate literary society. The Mask and Wig Club is the oldest all-male musical comedy troupe in the country. The University of Pennsylvania Glee Club, founded in 1862, is one of the oldest continually operating collegiate choruses in the United States. Bruce Montgomery, its best-known and longest-serving director, led the club from 1956 until 2000.[4] The International Affairs Association (IAA) was founded in 1963 as an organization to promote international affairs and diplomacy at Penn and beyond.[5] With over 400 members, it is the largest student-funded organization on campus. The IAA serves as an umbrella organization for various conferences (UPMUNC, ILMUNC, and PIRC), as well as a host of other academic and social activities.

The University of Pennsylvania Band has been a part of student life since 1897.[6] The Penn Band performs at football and basketball games as well as university functions (e.g. commencement and convocation) throughout the year and was the first college band to perform at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.[6] Membership fluctuates between 80 and 100 students.[6]

The Castle Fraternity

The Daily Pennsylvanian

The Daily Pennsylvanian is an independent, student-run newspaper, which has been published daily since it was founded in 1885.[7] The newspaper went unpublished from May 1943 to November 1945 due to World War II.[7] In 1984, the University lost all editorial and financial control of The Daily Pennsylvanian when the newspaper became its own corporation.[7] In 2007, The Daily Pennsylvanian won the Pacemaker Award administered by the Associated Collegiate Press.[8]

  1. ^ "Incoming Class Profile 2014" (php). Penn Admissions. University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference Penn: Penn Facts was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Philomathean Society (1913). A History of the Philomathean Society of the University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania. p. 22.
  4. ^ "Mr. Montgomery, Long-time Glee Club Director and Renaissance Man". University of Pennsylvania Almanac. 55 (1). July 15, 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  5. ^ Maa, Peter. "Penn IAA - About us". Penn IAA. Penn IAA. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  6. ^ a b c "Who are we?!". Penn Band. University of Pennsylvania Band. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  7. ^ a b c "About Us". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  8. ^ "2007 ACP Newspaper Pacemaker Winners". ACP. National Scholastic Press Association/Associated Collegiate Press. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
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