Facts and Figures

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania — founded in 1881 as the first collegiate business school — is recognized globally for intellectual leadership and ongoing innovation across every major discipline of business education. The most comprehensive source of business knowledge in the world, Wharton bridges research and practice through its broad engagement with the global business community. The School has more than 4,900 undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, and doctoral students; more than 9,000 annual participants in executive education programs; and an alumni network of  85,000 graduates.

*Includes all standing and associated faculty
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Note: Data last updated October 20, 2009

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Vice Dean & Director

Dr. Georgette Chapman Phillips

Founded in 1881 as the first academic degree program in business, the Wharton School is one of four undergraduate degree schools at the University of Pennsylvania (others: Arts & Sciences, Engineering, Nursing). The curriculum integrates liberal arts/sciences and business courses within a traditional Ivy League education.

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Wharton offers five undergraduate degree program options:

• Wharton Single Degree
  Bachelor of Science in Economics
  (Coordinated Dual-Degree Programs, which offer two undergraduate degrees)
• Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business
  Wharton Bachelor of Science in Economics and College Bachelor of Arts with a major in International Studies. More »
• Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology
  Wharton Bachelor of Science in Economics and Penn Engineering Bachelor of Applied Science or Bachelor of Science in Engineering. More »
• Roy and Diana Vagelos Program in Life Sciences and Management
  Wharton Bachelor of Science in Economics and College Bachelor of Arts & Sciences. More »
• Program in Nursing and Health Care Management
  Wharton Bachelor of Science in Economics and Penn Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing. More »

The structure of undergraduate degree programs at Penn enables all students entering with single-degree status to also complete a second undergraduate degree. This option is a dual-degree program. It is not necessary to be admitted to one of the special dual-degree programs above in order to complete two undergraduate degrees.

For a highlight of some of the innovative undergraduate offerings, see Wharton Undergraduate Program »

Vice Dean

Dr. Anjani Jain

Wharton's MBA Program is consistently regarded as one of the finest in the world and is frequently cited as the most effective in preparing graduates to lead organizations in a global business environment.

*Data accurate as of July 21, 2009.

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Deputy Vice Dean and Director

Dr. Howard S. Kaufold

Offered in Philadelphia and San Francisco, the Wharton MBA Program for Executives is a degree-granting MBA program equivalent to the full-time MBA program. It is designed for middle- and upper-level managers who wish to continue their careers while advancing their management knowledge through the MBA program.

Students attend classes Fridays and Saturdays on alternate weekends for two years, including two full weeks each summer. The program's Global Strategic Management course concludes with a one-week seminar abroad where students meet with top business executives, government officials, and other leaders who affect the business environment. MBA Exec students have traveled to Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Thailand, the Czech Republic, Germany, South Africa, Argentina, and Brazil.

The executive MBA curriculum, like that of the School's traditional MBA program, includes a cross-functional integration of the core curriculum, development of interpersonal leadership and team skills, framing and solution of current real-world problems faced by corporations and agencies, and an emphasis on globalization. The program's senior advisor on group effectiveness works with the class and individual teams to help students capitalize on each other's strengths. Wharton faculty members teach at both locations — San Francisco and Philadelphia.

* Includes room and board for entire program and all required books and class materials.

Vice Dean & Director

Dr. Eric T. Bradlow

Wharton's Doctoral Programs are among the three largest and most selective programs in the country. The programs have been developed to train highly qualified candidates in applying advanced intellectual disciplines and techniques to the problems of business and government.

Doctoral programs of study include Accounting, Applied Economics, Ethics & Legal Studies, Finance, Health Care Management & Economics, Management, Marketing, Operations, Information Management & Decision Processes, and Statistics.

Wharton also offers the opportunity for interdisciplinary doctoral study, as many students take courses in multiple departments. In addition, Wharton offers an Interdisciplinary Program in Decision Processes. Doctoral fellows in this program obtain a strong theoretical background and applied orientation toward the study of behavior of individuals, firms, and policymakers in the face of uncertainty or conflicting values.

Departments involved include Operations & Information Management, Health Care Management, Insurance & Risk Management, Business & Public Policy, and Psychology.

Vice Dean

Thomas J. Colligan

The Wharton School's Aresty Institute of Executive Education provides the largest executive program of its kind, with more than 9,000 total participants. The School's senior- and open-enrollment programs are regarded as among the most innovative in the field, and the School is one of the largest university providers of customized programs that are tailored for individual corporations and organizations. As an indication of the global reach, programs are conducted in more than 40 countries.

Facility

Wharton's Steinberg Conference Center, built in 1987, is a state-of-the art educational facility. The center includes three amphitheaters, two large multimedia classrooms, seven conference rooms, 101 guest rooms (each with a computer and Internet access), two VIP suites, exercise rooms with a sauna, executive dining facilities, library, evening lounge, and case rooms equipped with video and computer technology.