Faculty Strength by Department*
19 Accounting14 Business & Public Policy
58 Finance
14 Health Care Management
7 Insurance & Risk Management
23 Legal Studies & Business Ethics
59 Management
31 Marketing
33 Operations & Information Mgmt.
12 Real Estate
24 Statistics
*These numbers represent standing faculty only. Not reflected are associated faculty who bring specialized knowledge and industry experience into the classroom.
Faculty
Wharton’s 250+ faculty are among the largest and most published, with a breadth and depth of expertise. Ideas from their research translate into practice – and inform global business practice and public policy. At Wharton's research centers and initiatives, faculty apply their expertise to help solve real-world problems. Many of these projects take shape on the ground, with activities ranging from programs for societal wealth creation in Africa to platforms for leveraging digital content with industry partners.
Knowledge Resources
Through Wharton's 11 departments and 20+ research centers and initiatives, you have access to faculty within a deep and broad environment that fosters your intellectual growth. As your ideas take shape and even change, you can build on your foundational knowledge base with areas such as entrepreneurship and leadership to health care economics and business ethics.
Faculty-Student Ratio
With our highly selective student community and largest business school faculty, you have one of the best faculty/student ratios of any leading doctoral programs: 220 standing faculty for 160 graduate students. So, you have more opportunities to work with a wider range of professors — mentors who challenge you to high standards and to develop your own new ideas.
Cross-Disciplinary Research
The faculty’s diverse research agendas encourage you follow new ideas that go across boundaries — not just at Wharton but also at Penn's other globally renowned graduate and professional schools. At Penn, you find unparalleled opportunities to work with leading faculty in such disciplines as law, engineering, medicine, economics, sociology, psychology, and mathematics.
See individual program links below for faculty and student co-authored publications.
