Application process

Application procedure for Penn's Graduate Math Program

Applications to Penn's graduate mathematics program may be submitted either electronically or by hard copy.

Electronic submissions are preferred. The electronic application form for the Graduate Mathematics Program can be accessed here.

Hard copy application forms can be downloaded from the web. Hard copies can also be obtained by mail; to request this, contact the department's Graduate Group Chair. Hard copy application materials should be mailed to:

Graduate Admissions
Department of Mathematics
University of Pennsylvania
209 South 33rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6395

Hard copy application forms may also be obtained by writing to the Mathematics Graduate Chair at the above address.

Notes: (1) Application materials that are mailed to Penn's Arts and Sciences Graduate Office, rather than to the above address, will be delayed for processing before being forwarded to the Mathematics Graduate Admissions Committee. So the above address is the best one to use, in order to ensure rapid consideration of your application. When sending materials by mail to the Mathematics Department, be sure to include the full address above in order to ensure proper delivery.
(2) Admissions decisions are made by the Mathematics Graduate Admissions Committee, and not by individual professors. Therefore, requests for admission should not be sent to individual members of the faculty, and instead should be submitted as indicated above.
(3) Applicants cannot be considered for possible admission (and no admission decision can be made) until an official application form is submitted by the applicant and is received by the Mathematics Graduate Admissions Committee.
(4) The official deadline for submission of applications is December 15, in the case of applications that request financial support. If some of the material related to the application (letters of recommendation, official transcripts, or score on the GRE, TOEFL, or TSE) is received a few weeks later, the application can still be considered. But since the Admissions Committee meets in late January, material must arrive by then in order to be considered during the admission process.
(5) If application materials are submitted after January 1 (whether or not financial support is being requested), a follow-up email message should be sent to the Mathematics Department's Graduate Group Chair, indicating what has been submitted.
(6) Applicants may wish to visit the Penn Math Department in person, to get a better sense of the department and the graduate program. Such visits can be helpful to applicants in deciding where to apply and what offers to accept (but are not part of the Admissions Committee's decision process).