University of Pennsylvania benefits

University of Pennsylvania has current academic operations and a historic campus in West Philadelphia.

13 recorded benefits. Record edited: Tue Oct 06 2026 11:12:05 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time).

Recorded work model: Staff arrangements vary; Penn HR says postings may identify positions as hybrid-eligible, remote-eligible, or remote-required..

Health insurance

Multiple medical plan options are available.

Eligibility & sources

FullTime · The 2026–2027 guide is scoped to full-time faculty and staff; plan enrollment and network terms vary by option.

Sources & dates

  • Benefits guide Full-Time Benefits Guide 2026–2027

    Read 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

    Source context

    32-page guide; researcher reviewed physical pages 1–6, 7, 10, 14, 16, corrected 20, 18, 22, 23–26, and 28–29; root separately reviewed pages 1–3, 14, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24, 26, and 28. Not all pages were reviewed.

Dental insurance

Dental plan-year maximums are per individual: up to $3,000 for Penn Family Dental and $2,000 preferred/$1,500 nonpreferred for MetLife PDP.

Eligibility & sources

FullTime · Penn Family Dental is limited to Philadelphia-area offices, with an emergency-care exception outside a 100-mile radius. The MetLife PDP distinguishes preferred and nonpreferred maximums.

Sources & dates

  • Benefits guide Full-Time Benefits Guide 2026–2027

    Read 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

    Source context

    32-page guide; researcher reviewed physical pages 1–6, 7, 10, 14, 16, corrected 20, 18, 22, 23–26, and 28–29; root separately reviewed pages 1–3, 14, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24, 26, and 28. Not all pages were reviewed.

Vision insurance

Vision options include VSP, VSP Choice, and Davis Vision.

Eligibility & sources

FullTime · Plan-specific vision coverage and network terms apply.

Sources & dates

  • Benefits guide Full-Time Benefits Guide 2026–2027

    Read 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

    Source context

    32-page guide; researcher reviewed physical pages 1–6, 7, 10, 14, 16, corrected 20, 18, 22, 23–26, and 28–29; root separately reviewed pages 1–3, 14, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24, 26, and 28. Not all pages were reviewed.

Mental health support

Medical plans cover behavioral-health and substance-use services.

Eligibility & sources

FullTime · Coverage is subject to the enrolled medical plan and its network.

Sources & dates

  • Benefits guide Full-Time Benefits Guide 2026–2027

    Read 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

    Source context

    32-page guide; researcher reviewed physical pages 1–6, 7, 10, 14, 16, corrected 20, 18, 22, 23–26, and 28–29; root separately reviewed pages 1–3, 14, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24, 26, and 28. Not all pages were reviewed.

Life insurance

No-cost basic life coverage at one times benefits base salary, capped at $300,000.

Eligibility & sources

FullTime

Sources & dates

  • Benefits guide Full-Time Benefits Guide 2026–2027

    Read 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

    Source context

    32-page guide; researcher reviewed physical pages 1–6, 7, 10, 14, 16, corrected 20, 18, 22, 23–26, and 28–29; root separately reviewed pages 1–3, 14, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24, 26, and 28. Not all pages were reviewed.

Wellness rewards

$300 maximum in annual cash wellness rewards for qualifying activities.

Eligibility & sources

FullTime

Sources & dates

  • Benefits guide Full-Time Benefits Guide 2026–2027

    Read 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

    Source context

    32-page guide; researcher reviewed physical pages 1–6, 7, 10, 14, 16, corrected 20, 18, 22, 23–26, and 28–29; root separately reviewed pages 1–3, 14, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24, 26, and 28. Not all pages were reviewed.

Health Advocate navigation

No-cost, unlimited-use healthcare navigation and claims help

Eligibility & sources

FullTime · The service also covers an employee's spouse or domestic partner, dependent children, parents, and in-laws.

Sources & dates

  • Benefits guide Full-Time Benefits Guide 2026–2027

    Read 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

    Source context

    32-page guide; researcher reviewed physical pages 1–6, 7, 10, 14, 16, corrected 20, 18, 22, 23–26, and 28–29; root separately reviewed pages 1–3, 14, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24, 26, and 28. Not all pages were reviewed.

Parental leave

Up to 4 paid weeks (20 workdays) per qualifying event and rolling 12 months, at 100% of applicable base pay

Pay
Paid
Duration
4 weeks
Parent / leave type
Birth parent, Biological parent, Spouse of a birth or biological parent, Adoptive parent
Eligibility & sources

US · FullTime · For full-time faculty and full-time staff, including regular full-time and limited-service staff, after at least 12 months of employment (not necessarily consecutive) and 1,250 hours worked in the preceding 12 consecutive months. Eligible birth/adoption leave is continuous and must be used within 12 months. Adopted child must be 17 or younger; stepchild adoption is excluded. Faculty pay is based on academic base salary only, excluding CPUP pay and administrative stipends. A birth parent coordinates with short-term disability; it does not add weeks. FMLA is unpaid and concurrent when applicable. Covered collective-bargaining units and employees outside Pennsylvania may have different terms. Postdocs, part-time, and temporary employees are excluded.

Sources & dates

  • Benefits page Time Off, Disability, & Other Time Away from Work

    Read 2026-10-06T10:29:01.594Z

    Source context

    Visible time-off overview; 94 safe blocks reviewed, three whole contact/code/opaque blocks withheld. Summarizes but does not replace the linked paid parental policy.

  • Policy document Paid Parental Leave Policy

    Read 2026-10-06T10:36:42.032Z

    Source context

    Policy page effective 2018-09-01 and last reviewed 2025-07-30; source-specific full-time, parent/event, tenure/hour, duration/pay, exception, CBA, and out-of-PA terms are represented in the leave records.

Up to 4 paid weeks (20 workdays) for the policy's narrow qualifying foster placement in anticipation of permanent adoption

Pay
Paid
Duration
4 weeks
Parent / leave type
Foster parent with qualifying placement pending permanent adoption
Eligibility & sources

US · FullTime · Not general foster leave: the child must be placed with intent to proceed to permanent adoption and the policy's required court/adoption-agency documentation and conditions must be met. The same full-time class, 12-month employment, and 1,250-hour threshold apply; the adopted child must be 17 or younger and stepchild adoption is excluded. Leave must be continuous and used within 12 months, subject to the four-week event/rolling-12-month caps. Covered collective-bargaining units and employees outside Pennsylvania may have different terms.

Sources & dates

  • Benefits page Time Off, Disability, & Other Time Away from Work

    Read 2026-10-06T10:29:01.594Z

    Source context

    Visible time-off overview; 94 safe blocks reviewed, three whole contact/code/opaque blocks withheld. Summarizes but does not replace the linked paid parental policy.

  • Policy document Paid Parental Leave Policy

    Read 2026-10-06T10:36:42.032Z

    Source context

    Policy page effective 2018-09-01 and last reviewed 2025-07-30; source-specific full-time, parent/event, tenure/hour, duration/pay, exception, CBA, and out-of-PA terms are represented in the leave records.

Fertility support

Carrot fertility assistance includes a $30,000 lifetime maximum.

Eligibility & sources

FullTime · Prescription drugs are not covered under Carrot; prescriptions are handled separately through CVS/caremark. Fertility services without an infertility diagnosis may have tax consequences.

Sources & dates

  • Benefits guide Full-Time Benefits Guide 2026–2027

    Read 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

    Source context

    32-page guide; researcher reviewed physical pages 1–6, 7, 10, 14, 16, corrected 20, 18, 22, 23–26, and 28–29; root separately reviewed pages 1–3, 14, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24, 26, and 28. Not all pages were reviewed.

Adoption assistance

Adoption assistance provides up to $10,000.

Eligibility & sources

FullTime

Sources & dates

  • Benefits guide Full-Time Benefits Guide 2026–2027

    Read 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

    Source context

    32-page guide; researcher reviewed physical pages 1–6, 7, 10, 14, 16, corrected 20, 18, 22, 23–26, and 28–29; root separately reviewed pages 1–3, 14, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24, 26, and 28. Not all pages were reviewed.

Health savings account

Penn contributes $1,000 for employee-only or $2,000 for family coverage for Aetna HDHP enrollees.

Eligibility & sources

FullTime · Enrollment in an eligible Aetna high-deductible health plan is required.

Sources & dates

  • Benefits guide Full-Time Benefits Guide 2026–2027

    Read 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

    Source context

    32-page guide; researcher reviewed physical pages 1–6, 7, 10, 14, 16, corrected 20, 18, 22, 23–26, and 28–29; root separately reviewed pages 1–3, 14, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24, 26, and 28. Not all pages were reviewed.

Flexible spending account

Health Care and Dependent Care FSAs are available; up to $680 of unused Health Care FSA balance may roll over.

Eligibility & sources

FullTime

Sources & dates

  • Benefits guide Full-Time Benefits Guide 2026–2027

    Read 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

    Source context

    32-page guide; researcher reviewed physical pages 1–6, 7, 10, 14, 16, corrected 20, 18, 22, 23–26, and 28–29; root separately reviewed pages 1–3, 14, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24, 26, and 28. Not all pages were reviewed.

Accidental death and dismemberment insurance

Automatic no-cost AD&D coverage is capped at two times benefits base salary and $125,000.

Eligibility & sources

FullTime

Sources & dates

  • Benefits guide Full-Time Benefits Guide 2026–2027

    Read 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

    Source context

    32-page guide; researcher reviewed physical pages 1–6, 7, 10, 14, 16, corrected 20, 18, 22, 23–26, and 28–29; root separately reviewed pages 1–3, 14, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24, 26, and 28. Not all pages were reviewed.