The Wharton Mba Difference

Innovation
Wharton was the first collegiate business school in 1881, and that spirit of innovation still defines us today.  Our professors create the new ideas that are transforming businesses and governments around the world.  And they bring that cutting-edge knowledge into the classroom, so Wharton MBAs take the lead in innovating the new ideas of the future.

Business Knowledge
Wharton has the largest business school faculty in the world – 250+ faculty members, including visiting executives and associated faculty.  The most published, the most quoted, the most actively engaged with global businesses and public policy, they know how to prepare MBA students for what businesses, governments, and international agencies need – because they're working directly with these organizations every day.

Size and Scope
With more courses and programs than any other business school, Wharton provides more opportunities to acquire both fundamental and specialized skills.  With our wide variety of classes, you have the flexibility to pursue the areas that most interest you, even to create an individualized major.  You'll leave Wharton with the high-level knowledge and range of skills to master new challenges, expand your choice of careers, or reposition yourself in a new industry.

Leadership Learning
At Wharton, you learn leadership by doing it.  Our hands-on learning methods give you daily practice in leadership, with learning teams, leadership ventures, and learning simulations that Wharton pioneered and now licenses to other schools.  You have daily opportunities to build the skills of organization, persuasion, and team-building that recruiters tell us they value in our MBA graduates.

Global Alumni Network
Wharton has the largest alumni network of any business school – 80,000+ alumni in 140 countries.  Your connections begin with the friends and contacts you make during your two years on campus, as well as our sophisticated resources for professional development and career management.  And then they can see you through all the changes and new events of your career.  Wherever you are in the world, you can call on a Wharton graduate for help, advice, and support. 

Engaged Community
With hundreds of activities – from clubs and conferences to student government and volunteer work – our community draws its energy from the unique contributions of each year’s students.  From high-tech Huntsman Hall, to lively and diverse Philadelphia, to the New York/Washington DC/Boston corridor just a train ride away, Wharton offers the widest possible variety of local and regional opportunities.