Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Of the 26,552 students enrolled at UPenn, 324 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,383. To help with additional expenses, 78 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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