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Recent News About University of Pennsylvania
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Average cost of college went up for students in Philadelphia County in 2022-23 school year
College tuition fees rose 5.8% in Philadelphia County in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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55.8% of college applicants to Philadelphia County's 35 universities were admitted for fall 2022
Philadelphia County's 35 universities admitted an estimated 55.8% of applicants for fall 2022, an increase over the previous year.
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Student body in Philadelphia County universities comprised mostly of white students in 2022-23 school year
Enrollment data for the 29 universities in Philadelphia County revealed white was the most common ethnicity among students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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Philadelphia County's institutions spent $38,470,920 on basketball teams in 2023
Philadelphia County's basketball collegiate teams received $38,470,920 in funding for the 2023 season.
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Philadelphia County awards $47,004,939 in athletically-related financial aid to students in 2023
Philadelphia County's nine universities paid $47,004,939 in athletically related financial aid in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
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Philadelphia County's women's football teams did not receive any funding in 2023
Women's football teams from Philadelphia County received no funding during the 2023 season, unchanged from the previous year.
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Philadelphia County's men's football teams receive $28,202,802 in 2023
Men's football teams from Philadelphia County received $28,202,802 during the 2023 season, down 12.3% from the previous year.
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2023: How much was spent on women’s basketball teams from Philadelphia County?
Women’s basketball teams from Philadelphia County received $14,237,609 during the 2023 season, up 0.2% from the previous year.
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2023 sees Philadelphia County investing $24,233,311 in men’s basketball teams
Men’s basketball teams from Philadelphia County received $24,233,311 during the 2023 season, up 16.7% from the previous year.
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Philadelphia County's universities spent $28,202,802 on football teams in 2023
Philadelphia County's nine colleges spent $28,202,802 on their football teams in 2023, a 12.3% decrease from the previous year.
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2022: 6.1% of Philadelphia County students played sports on collegiate teams
Philadelphia County universities had 6.1% of its student body playing sports on collegiate teams in 2022.
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Report: Jewish left-wing activist Soros funding tent city at University of Pennsylvania
Pro-Palestine protests at University of Pennsylvania is one of several demonstrations on college campuses across the country, with student groups organizing encampments, protests, and demonstrations at their schools in an attempt to force the universities and colleges to divulge and divest from any connections that benefit Israel.
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725 coaches at institutions in Philadelphia County earned $89,487 on average in 2022
The average coaching salary at Temple University, the only institution paying coaches during 2022 in Philadelphia County, was $285,501, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
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Krissy Turner named new coach of women’s soccer team
Turner comes to Penn from Monmouth University, where she was nine-time conference coach of the year. Her career record at Monmouth was 282-130-43 and her teams posted 15 consecutive winning seasons.
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Nine questions for Penn’s ninth president
Liz Magill shares insights about her scholarship and her background, what excites her about living in Philadelphia, why she is inspired by the Penn community, and more.
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Who, What, Why: Tamia Harvey-Martin presents her film debut
The short film on asexuality and relationships premieres at the LGBT Center on June 28.
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What the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade means
Marci Hamilton, a Penn Professor of Practice and founder and CEO of the nonprofit think tank CHILD USA, offers thoughts as this news unfolds.
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Engineering a solution for microplastic pollution
May graduates Sarah Beth Gleeson, Shoshana Weintraub, and Julia Yan will use their President’s Sustainability Prize to create a device for trapping microfibers in laundry machines to reduce ocean microplastic pollution.
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The Lauder Institute’s Chad Payne on Web 3.0 in Africa
Chad Payne, a second-year student in the Lauder Institute’s Africa Program, talks about his winning speech for this year’s Penn Grad Talks and the potential of Web 3.0 in Africa.
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Olive, the tiny little fighter
When Olive, the four-month-old Shih Tzu mix, became critically ill with respiratory distress, clinicians at Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital spent a week collaborating on intensive treatment.