Title IX Compliance in Athletics

July 01, 2025

The University of Pennsylvania will comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq. (“Title IX”), as interpreted by the Department of Education, in all of its athletics programs.

As of February 5, 2025, all practices, policies, and procedures adopted and implemented by the University with respect to women’s athletics will comply with Executive Order 14168, Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government (Jan. 20, 2025), in keeping with Executive Order 14201, Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports (Feb. 5, 2025).

The University will not—on the basis of sex—exclude female students from participation in, deny female students the benefits of, or subject female students to discrimination under, any athletics programs.  In addition, in providing to female student-athletes intimate facilities such as locker rooms and bathrooms in connection with Penn Athletics, such facilities shall be strictly separated on the basis of sex and comparably provided to each sex.

Title IX applies irrespective of current or future policies from sporting or scholastic governing bodies, such as the Ivy League or individual sporting bodies. The University will not delegate its obligation to comply with Title IX to an external association or other entity and it will not contract with, or arrange with any third party entity to provide benefits of the University’s athletics programs, if that third-party entity is acting in violation of Title IX.