Penn State extends test-optional admissions to 2025: Prospective undergraduates will be able to apply to Penn State with or without submitting SAT or ACT scores through the fall 2025 semester. Read full Article. First-Year Applicants: There is still time to apply for the summer/fall 2023. Submit your application today!

Penn’s Early Decision program is binding, meaning that if you are admitted, you are obligated to accept our offer of admission. By mid-December, you will receive one of three possible outcomes from your Early Decision application: You are admitted into the University of Pennsylvania. As part of our Early Decision program, you are committed to.