The University of Pennsylvania has offered and conferred more than 100 different degrees since it awarded the degree of Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) to the six members of its first graduating class in 1757. The names of Penn’s earned degrees and the dates during which they were offered or awarded are listed here by school, in chronological order, according to the date of the first degree granted.
1757: School of Arts and Sciences
1768: School of Medicine
1852: Law School
1870: School of Auxiliary Medicine
1873: School of Engineering and Applied Science
1883: Wharton School
1887: School of Dental Medicine
1887: School of Veterinary Medicine
1909: School of Hygiene and Public Health
1914: School of Education
1921: School of Design
1921: Graduate School of Medicine
1936: School of Social Policy and Practice
1948: School of Nursing
1952: School of Allied Medical Professions