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About the Campus
The Wharton campus in Philadelphia is right on Locust Walk, the brick-lined pedestrian thoroughfare at the heart of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). At Wharton, you will find a warm, collegial Ivy League atmosphere blended with the excitement of a big city.
A Global Hub
With its thriving university culture, established corporate base, and endless possibilities for recreation, Philadelphia is an ideal location for a world-class business school. Philadelphia has more than 1.5 million residents, making it the fifth-largest city in the United States. Professionals and scholars from around the world are drawn to Philadelphia and Wharton for conferences, symposia, and other events — Philadelphia has the second-largest concentration of universities and colleges in the U.S. Served by a major international airport, Philadelphia and the Wharton campus offer easy access by rail, bus, and car to the political and business centers of Washington, DC, and New York.
A Campus in the City
Within the heart of University City and a short walk from Philadelphia's appealing Center City neighborhood, Penn's urban campus is located close to business and residential neighborhoods. It offers diverse experiences and opportunities, but Philadelphia is small enough to feel like home. It has the highest standard of living per dollar of any major city in the Northeast corridor. On Penn's historically and architecturally significant tree-lined campus, an energetic student community participates in academic opportunities that are intellectually rigorous and extraordinarily diverse.
The Wharton Campus
Jon M. Huntsman Hall is only the latest addition to the Wharton campus, a network of buildings located along Locust Walk and around the Wharton quad. The Wharton campus builds close interactions across its many centers and is large enough to offer world-class resources. Wharton buildings include:
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Jon M. Huntsman Hall
In 2002, Wharton opened Jon M. Huntsman Hall, the new home for both the Undergraduate and Graduate Divisions of Wharton. The single largest addition of academic space on the University of Pennsylvania's campus in more than half a century, this 320,000-square-foot building is designed around Wharton's cohort learning system and integrates innovative learning technologies throughout the School.
Huntsman Hall has 48 flexible, technologically equipped classrooms, four computer labs, 57 group study rooms, four floors of faculty offices, common spaces, and pedestrian walkways. Other notable features include an 8th floor conference space, 300-seat auditorium, student cafés, and study lounges.
> Virtual tour of Huntsman Hall
Steinberg Conference Center
A postmodern building with a towered entrance and framing arches, the Steinberg Conference Center is Wharton Executive Education's state-of-the-art educational facility on the Wharton quad in Philadelphia. A learning-living environment, the center includes four amphitheaters, three large classrooms, 12 conference rooms, 103 guest rooms and suites equipped with networked personal computers, aerobic exercise room, executive dining facilities, evening lounge, and case rooms with video and computer technology. The center is enhanced by the Balser Art Collection, which includes more than 300 pieces of eclectic 20th century art by Joan Miro, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, Joseph Albers, and others. > More
Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall
Dietrich Hall, opened in 1952, was one of the first buildings erected on campus after World War II and the first built exclusively for the Wharton School. In 1983, the adjacent Steinberg Hall was added. The center for the School administration, it also houses several academic department offices, classrooms, and conference rooms.
Lauder-Fischer Hall
The home of the Joseph H. Lauder Institute for Management and International Studies, this building contains offices, common spaces, and classrooms used by students in the Wharton/Lauder joint MBA/MA program for international business.
Vance Hall
Built in 1972 to house Wharton graduate programs, this building holds administrative offices, classrooms, and meeting spaces. Built of concrete, steel, and glass, it is an example of the Philadelphia School of architecture.
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Other Campus Resources
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Lippincott Library
Lippincott is the business library housed in the Van Pelt Library, Penn's research library. It is a major presence on campus, offering a world-class collection of business volumes, periodicals, databases, and other digital resources.
David Pottruck Fitness Center
This expanded fitness center opened in 2002 across the street from Huntsman Hall supported by a gift from Wharton alum David S. Pottruck. Serving all Penn students, the center features modern athletic amenities, from a swimming pool to a rock-climbing wall.
Penn Resources
Penn's University City campus environs includes radio stations, movie theaters, museums, a skating rink, concert halls, and health facilities.
> Virtual Tour of Penn's Campus
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