Is upenn considered a safe place to go to. Parts of Philly are considered dangerous so compared to other universities (ivies, Stanford, Northwestern, Duke etc) how safe is Penn both campuswise and Streetwise (being able to walk around the city safely)
If your not comfortable in a big city you might want to apply elsewhere. Philly is as safe as any other big city.
Tens of thousands of students attend Penn, Columbia, Yale, Chicago, Harvard, MIT and other top urban universities safely.
Agree, in any city you need to observe sensible precautions (learn the neighborhoods, don’t walk around alone at 2AM drunk waving your iPhone etc.). I felt that being in Philly added to my overall college experience but if you are not comfortable in an urban area there are many excellent schools in suburban and rural locations.
Penn security patrol is extensive. My DD lived about 6 blocks of campus the past year and there was an officer stationed at the corner of her building. Like any city environment you have to be aware of your surroundings, but within the patrol zone it is safe.