diff --git a/backend/clubs/migrations/0078_profile_affiliation.py b/backend/clubs/migrations/0078_profile_affiliation.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d9e0bb3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/clubs/migrations/0078_profile_affiliation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.1.6 on 2021-03-14 14:13
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("clubs", "0077_auto_20210219_2014"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="profile",
+            name="affiliation",
+            field=models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(
+                choices=[(0, "Undergraduate"), (1, "Graduate"), (2, "Staff")], default=0
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/backend/clubs/models.py b/backend/clubs/models.py
index 40da6ecab..975f0d92a 100644
--- a/backend/clubs/models.py
+++ b/backend/clubs/models.py
@@ -1415,9 +1415,22 @@ class Profile(models.Model):
     Additional information attached to a user account.
     """
 
+    UNDERGRADUATE = 0
+    GRADUATE = 1
+    STAFF = 2
+
+    AFFILIATION_CHOICES = (
+        (UNDERGRADUATE, "Undergraduate"),
+        (GRADUATE, "Graduate"),
+        (STAFF, "Staff"),
+    )
+
     user = models.OneToOneField(
         get_user_model(), on_delete=models.CASCADE, primary_key=True
     )
+    affiliation = models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(
+        choices=AFFILIATION_CHOICES, default=UNDERGRADUATE
+    )
     image = models.ImageField(upload_to=get_user_file_name, null=True, blank=True)
     uuid_secret = models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4)
 
@@ -1428,6 +1441,36 @@ class Profile(models.Model):
     school = models.ManyToManyField(School, blank=True)
     major = models.ManyToManyField(Major, blank=True)
 
+    def detect_information(self):
+        """
+        Try to detect appropriate values for profile fields based on what platform has
+        returned. Currently only supports detecting the affiliation.
+        This method is not very accurate and should only be used to provide the user
+        an initial guess.
+
+        Overwrites existing information.
+        """
+
+        # detect the affilation
+        if self.user.groups.filter(name="platform_student"):
+            # if the user has the student group from platform, they're probably student
+            domain = self.user.email.split("@", 1)[-1].lower()
+            if domain in {
+                "nursing.upenn.edu",
+                "sas.upenn.edu",
+                "seas.upenn.edu",
+                "upenn.edu",
+                "wharton.upenn.edu",
+            }:
+                # domains commonly associated with undergrad schools marked as undergrad
+                self.affiliation = Profile.UNDERGRADUATE
+            else:
+                self.affiliation = Profile.GRADUATE
+        else:
+            self.affiliation = Profile.STAFF
+
+        self.save(update_fields=["affiliation"])
+
     def __str__(self):
         return self.user.username
 
diff --git a/backend/clubs/serializers.py b/backend/clubs/serializers.py
index 17a84fdd5..6024e3204 100644
--- a/backend/clubs/serializers.py
+++ b/backend/clubs/serializers.py
@@ -1783,6 +1783,7 @@ class UserSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     graduation_year = serializers.IntegerField(
         source="profile.graduation_year", allow_null=True
     )
+    affiliation = serializers.IntegerField(source="profile.affiliation")
     school = SchoolSerializer(many=True, source="profile.school")
     major = MajorSerializer(many=True, source="profile.major")
 
@@ -1841,6 +1842,7 @@ def update(self, instance, validated_data):
     class Meta:
         model = get_user_model()
         fields = [
+            "affiliation",
             "email",
             "graduation_year",
             "has_been_prompted",
diff --git a/frontend/components/Settings/ProfileForm.tsx b/frontend/components/Settings/ProfileForm.tsx
index a0adb6e42..abfd21168 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Settings/ProfileForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/Settings/ProfileForm.tsx
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ const ProfileForm = ({
     }
   }
 
+  const affiliations = [
+    { value: 0, label: 'Undergraduate Student' },
+    { value: 1, label: 'Graduate/Professional Student' },
+    { value: 2, label: 'Faculty or Staff Member' },
+  ]
+
   return (
     <>
       <Formik
@@ -97,6 +103,14 @@ const ProfileForm = ({
                 isImage
               />
               <Field name="graduation_year" as={TextField} type="number" />
+              <Field
+                name="affiliation"
+                as={SelectField}
+                choices={affiliations}
+                valueDeserialize={(val) =>
+                  affiliations.find((item) => item.value === val)
+                }
+              />
               <Field name="school" as={SelectField} choices={schools} isMulti />
               <Field name="major" as={SelectField} choices={majors} isMulti />
               <Field