Honorary Degree Recipients

The University of Pennsylvania has awarded honorary degrees since the first graduating class in 1757. The information on Penn's honorary degree recipients can be found below.

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2025 Honorary Degree Recipients with Penn President Larry Jameson and Trustee Chair Ramanan Raghavendran.
2024
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2024 Honorary Degree Recipients with Penn President Larry Jameson and Trustee Chair Ramanan Raghavendran.
HDRs 2023
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2023 Honorary Degree Recipients with Penn President Liz Magill and Trustee Chair Scott Bok.
2022 Penn Commencement group of honorary degree recipients in regalia
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2022 Honorary Degree Recipients with Penn Interim President Wendell Pritchett.
2021 Penn Commencement honorary degree recipients in regalia
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2021 Honorary Degree Recipients with Penn President Dr. Amy Gutmann.
2020 Penn Commencement honorary degree recipients headshots
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2020 Honorary Degree Recipients.
2019 Penn Commencement honorary degree recipients in regalia
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2019 Honorary Degree Recipients with Penn President Dr. Amy Gutmann.
2018 Penn, Amy Gutmann and honorary degree recipients in regalia
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2018 Honorary Degree Recipients with Penn President Dr. Amy Gutmann.
2017 Penn, Amy Gutmann and honorary degree recipients in regalia
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2017 Honorary Degree Recipients with Penn President Dr. Amy Gutmann.
2016 Penn, Amy Gutmann and honorary degree recipients in regalia
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2016 Honorary Degree Recipients with Penn President Dr. Amy Gutmann.
2015 Penn, Amy Gutmann and honorary degree recipients in regalia
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2015 Honorary Degree Recipients with Penn President Dr. Amy Gutmann.
Amy Gutmann and 2014 Penn honorary degree recipients in regalia
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2014 Honorary Degree Recipients with Penn President Dr. Amy Gutmann.
Amy Gutmann and 2013 Penn honorary degree recipients in regalia
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2013 Honorary Degree Recipients with Penn President Dr. Amy Gutmann.
Amy Gutmann and 2012 Penn honorary degree recipients in regalia
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2012 Honorary Degree Recipients with Penn President Dr. Amy Gutmann.
Amy Gutmann and 2011 honorary degree recipients in regalia
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2011 Honorary Degree Recipients with Penn President Dr. Amy Gutmann.
Amy Gutmann and 2010 Penn honorary degree recipients in regalia
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2010 Honorary Degree Recipients with Penn President Dr. Amy Gutmann.
Amy Gutmann and 2009 Penn honorary degree recipients in regalia
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2009 Honorary Degree Recipients with Penn President Dr. Amy Gutmann.
Amy Gutmann and 2008 Penn honorary degree recipients in regalia
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2008 Honorary Degree Recipients with Penn President Dr. Amy Gutmann.
Amy Gutmann and 2007 Penn honorary degree recipients in regalia
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2007 Honorary Degree Recipients with Penn President Dr. Amy Gutmann.
2004 Penn president and honorary degree recipients
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2004 Honorary Degree Recipients with Penn President Judith Rodin

Abbreviations of Degrees

Penn Honorary Degrees

Art.D. - Doctor of Arts

L.H.D. - Doctor of Humane Letters

LL.D. - Doctor of Laws

Litt.D. - Doctor of Letters

Mus.D. - Doctor of Music

Scs.D. - Doctor of Sciences

The following are no longer offered as an Honorary Degree.

A.B. - Bachelor of Arts

A.M. - Master of Arts

B.S. - Bachelor of Science

Ch.D. - Doctor of Chemistry

D.C.L. - Doctor of Civil Law

D.D. - Doctor of Divinity

D.D.S. - Doctor of Dental Surgery

D.F.A. - Doctor of Fine Arts

D.P.A. - Doctor of Public Administration

D.P.H. - Doctor of Public Hygiene

D.S.W. - Doctor of Social Work

M.B.A. - Master of Business Administration

M.D. - Doctor of Medicine

M.F.A. - Master of Fine Arts

M.L. - Master of Laws

M.Litt. - Master of Letters

Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy

Ph.N.D. - Doctor of Natural Philosophy

Sc.D. - Doctor of Science

Sc.D. in Econ. - Doctor of Science in Economics

Sc.M. - Master of Science

S.T.D. - Doctor of Sacred Theology

V.M.D. - Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

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