PAB (Planning Accreditation Board) Public Information

The Master of City Planning degree program at the University of Pennsylvania is accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB).

The Planning Accreditation Board requires this information be posted for the Master of City & Regional Planning program.

Student Achievement

We define student achievement based on the following items:

• Ability to write a Comprehensive Plan (First Year Studio)
• Ability to apply all Planning Knowledge to large-scale Planning Challenges (Second Year Studio)
• Graduating Student Exit Survey

The first and second year studios are taught by professionals in the field and are the culminating project of each year. 

In Fall 2025, out of 60 second year students enrolled in Studio, 90% of the students got an A- or higher.

In Spring 2024, out of 62 first year students, 96% got a B+ or higher.

The Graduating Student 2025 Exit Survey (which had a response rate of 60% (37 out of 61 graduates responded) 52% said that skills gained from the program helped them obtain employment.

A 2025 Alumni survey (with 64 respondents) asked "How satisfied are you with how the Penn Planning MCP prepared you for your current employment?"  26% were highly satisfied, 43% were satisfied, 20% were somewhat satisfied and 7% were unsatisfied.