Wharton School
Other name | The Wharton School of Business, The Wharton School, Wharton |
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Former names | Wharton School of Finance and Economy (1881–1902) Wharton School of Finance and Commerce (1902–1972) |
| Motto | Knowledge for action |
| Type | Private business school |
| Established | 1881 |
| Founder | Joseph Wharton |
Parent institution | University of Pennsylvania |
| Accreditation | AACSB International |
| Endowment | $21 billion (2023, parent)[1] |
| Dean | Erika H. James[2] |
Academic staff | 486 (2018)[3][note 1] |
| Students | 5,063 (2018)[3] |
| Undergraduates | 2,617 (2018)[3] |
| Postgraduates | 1,784 MBA (2018)[3] 463 EMBA (2018)[3] 199 PhD (2018)[3] |
| Location | , , U.S. 39°57′12″N 75°11′53″W / 39.953232°N 75.197993°W |
| Website | wharton.upenn.edu |
The Wharton School (/ˈhwɔːrtən/ WHOR-tən) is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia. Established in 1881 through a donation from Joseph Wharton, a co-founder of Bethlehem Steel, the Wharton School is the world's oldest collegiate business school. It is one of six Ivy League Business Schools,[3] and is the business school which has produced the highest number of billionaires in America, including Warren Buffett, Elon Musk, and U.S. President Donald Trump.[4][5][6][7]
The Wharton School awards undergraduate and graduate degrees with a school-specific economics major and concentrations in over 18 disciplines in Wharton's academic departments. The undergraduate degree is a general business degree focused on core business skills. At the graduate level, the Master of Business Administration program can be pursued by itself or along with dual studies leading to a joint degree from its law, engineering, and government schools.
In addition to its tracks in accounting, finance, operations, statistics, and other academic departments, the doctoral and post-doctoral programs co-sponsor several diploma programs in conjunction with other schools within the university.[8]
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- ^ "Wharton Doctoral Programs – Programs of Study". Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania – Doctoral Inside. Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
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