Visiting the School

We encourage applicants to visit the School of Design and learn more about our graduate programs. Your best opportunity to meet with faculty and students is our Open House for prospective applicants. This year, the Open House for prospective graduate applicants will be held on Monday, November 4th; sign-in begins at 8:15 am. Events will include program overviews, discussions with current students and faculty, tours of the facilities, and a financial aid session. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. For more information about the Open House and to register, click here,

If you don’t have an opportunity to attend our Open House, we invite you to contact the department(s) in which you are interested to make arrangements to visit the school and speak with our staff, students and/or faculty.

Architecture: arch@design.upenn.edu
City Planning: cityplan@design.upenn.edu
Fine Arts: mfa@design.upenn.edu
Historic Preservation: pennhspv@design.upenn.edu
Landscape Architecture: landarch@design.upenn.edu
Urban Spatial Analytics: jlan@design.upenn.edu

An Open House for admitted and wait listed candidates will be held on March 24, 2014.

Can't make it to Open House? Take our Virtual Tour of PennDesign or of Penn's Campus.

The City of Philadelphia is well-known for its historical significance. But there is much more to America's fifth largest city! Click here for our recorded webinar on PennDesign student life in Philadelphia. 

Looking for a place to stay when you visit? Check out our list of accommodations. If you mention that you're visiting Penn, some hotels will give you a discount.