List of presidents of the University of Pennsylvania
The following is a list of the presidents of the University of Pennsylvania, which began operating in 1751 as a secondary school, the Academy of Philadelphia, and added an institution of higher learning in 1755, the College of Philadelphia.
The following persons had led the University from 1754 to 1930 as provost:
The following persons had led the University since 1930 as president:
| Image | President | Term start | Term end | ||
| 1 | Thomas Sovereign Gates | July 1, 1930 | June 30, 1944 | ||
| 2 | George William McClelland | June 30, 1944 | September 19, 1948 | ||
| 3 | Harold Stassen | September 20, 1948 | January 20, 1953 | ||
| Acting | William Hagan DuBarry | January 21, 1953 | May 24, 1953 | ||
| 4 | Gaylord Probasco Harnwell | May 25, 1953 | August 31, 1970 | ||
| 5 | Martin Meyerson | September 1, 1970 | January 31, 1981 | ||
| 6 | Sheldon Hackney | February 1, 1981 | June 30, 1993 | ||
| Interim | Claire Fagin | July 1, 1993 | June 30, 1994 | ||
| 7 | Judith Rodin | July 1, 1994 | June 30, 2004 | ||
| 8 | Amy Gutmann | July 1, 2004 | February 8, 2022 | ||
| Interim | Wendell Pritchett | February 9, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | ||
| 9 | M. Elizabeth Magill | July 1, 2022 | December 9, 2023 | ||
| Interim | J. Larry Jameson | December 12, 2023 | March 13, 2025 | ||
| 10 | J. Larry Jameson | March 13, 2025 | Present |