University City is the easternmost part of West Philadelphia, sitting directly across the Schuylkill River from Center City.
The University of Pennsylvania is just one of the prominent institution in the area. Drexel University & the University of the Sciences also call University City home.
The eastern side of University City is home to the Penn and Drexel campuses, several medical institutions, independent centers of scientific research, 30th Street Station, and the Cira Centre.
The western side contains Victorian and early 20th-century housing stock which is primarily residential.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Graduate Hospital
Point Breeze
Rittenhouse Square
