Statement of Accreditation Status
University of Pennsylvania
- CEO: Dr. J. Larry Jameson, President
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Ms. Joann Mitchell
- Commission Staff Liaison: Reha Shackelford, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large » Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
- Control: Private (Non-Profit)
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: 1921
- Last Reaffirmation: 2024
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2031-2032
- September 26, 2025
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of May 23, 2025, and to acknowledge receipt of notification that the institution has reached a resolution with the United States Department of Education Office of Civil Rights, dated June 30, 2025. To request a supplemental information report, due April 1, 2026, addressing updates to the implementation of the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Resolution Agreement dated June 30, 2025 (Standard II) (Fourteenth Edition and Evidence Expectations by Standard Guidelines). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2031-2032. - May 23, 2025
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due June 6, 2025, that provides additional information on Standard II: Ethics and Integrity; Standard IV: Support of the Student Experience; and Standard VI: Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2031-2032. - November 1, 2024
To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of May 31, 2024, and June 21, 2024. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2031-2032. - June 27, 2024
To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of December 18, 2023. - June 27, 2024
To acknowledge receipt of the self-study report. To note the on-site evaluation visit by the Commission's representatives to the main campus at 1 College Hall, Room 100, Philadelphia, PA 19104 on March 24-27, 2024. To note the following additional location was visited: 2 Harrison Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. To reaffirm accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2031-2032. - June 21, 2024
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request additional information included within the supplemental information report, due July 1, 2024, that provides additional information on Standard II: Ethics and Integrity; and Standard VI: Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2026-2027. - May 31, 2024
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due July 1, 2024, that provides additional information on Standard II: Ethics and Integrity The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024. - December 18, 2023
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due January 29, 2024, that provides additional information on Standard II: Ethics and Integrity, Standard IV: Support of the Student Experience, and Standard VII: Governance, Leadership, and Administration. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024. - March 4, 2021
To note that the Mid-Point Peer Review has been conducted and no further evidence is required at this time. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024. - October 31, 2016
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the second alternative delivery method program (online Masters of Health Care Innovation - MHCI) within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024. - Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method - Correspondence Education
Not approved for this delivery method - Associate's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Post-baccalaureate Certificate Included within the scope
- Master's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Post-Master's Certificate Included within the scope
- Doctor's Degree - Professional Practice Included within the scope
- Doctor's Degree- Research/Scholarship Included within the scope
- Main Campus
University of Pennsylvania
1 College Hall, Room 100
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6380 - Additional Location
Wharton West
2 Harrison Street, 6th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Opened: 01/03/2013
Approved Credential Levels
The following represents credential levels included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:
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