Philadelphia Campus
Philadelphia is the ideal location for a business school — small-scale and historic, with all the resources of a major East Coast city. It has been an academic hub for centuries — inspiring students with its entrepreneurial culture, academic opportunities, extensive cultural institutions, impressive culinary scene, and night life. One of the country’s liveliest, most diverse cities, it also puts you right in the heart of all the opportunities of the East Coast — a train ride away from New York City, Washington, D.C., and Boston.
Campus History
Founded in 1740, the University of Pennsylvania is America’s first university and a member of the Ivy League. Penn has a legacy of educational innovation that includes America’s first medical school, first collegiate business school, first university teaching hospital, first journalism program, and first modern liberal arts curriculum. The current campus was established on the western edge of the city of Philadelphia in the 1870s and covers over 300 acres of city landscaping.
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The majority of Wharton students come from other areas, but quickly become part of a diverse but close-knit community in which it’s easy to make friends. Most MBA students choose to live within walking distance of campus to take advantage of the rich cultural opportunities Philadelphia has to offer.
Philadelphia offers diverse experiences and job opportunities, yet is small enough to feel like home.
Wharton Campus
The Wharton campus in Philadelphia is centered along Locust Walk, the brick-lined pedestrian thoroughfare at the heart of the University of Pennsylvania. Its interconnected spaces bring together Wharton’s academic programs, research centers, and community, fostering close interaction while providing access to world-class resources.
Visiting Wharton
Tours and information sessions are available year-round and are organized by the respective academic programs:
Directions and Maps
Visit Directions to Penn and Penn’s Facilities & Real Estate Services for directions to Wharton’s Philadelphia campus, campus maps, parking locations, and accessibility and building information.
Self-Guided Walking Tour
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Campus Resources
Penn’s campus resources extend from a modern fitness center donated by Wharton alumnus David Pottruck to a vast library system and campus with countless educational, recreational, and cultural opportunities. Wharton’s buildings are clustered at the center of campus, forming a community unto itself within Penn.
Academic Research Building
Completed in 2020, the Academic Research Building (ARB) added critical space for Wharton’s academic and research needs. ARB’s upper floors connect to the south side of Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall, and the Wharton Undergraduate Division resides just between the building’s spiral staircase and its lush atrium.
Colonial Penn Center
Centrally located on Locust Walk, the Colonial Penn Center was built in 1904. The collegiate-medieval-style brick building was originally designed as a fraternity house and later expanded in 1973 to accommodate offices and conference rooms.
Dinan Hall
Built in 1972 to house Wharton graduate programs, Dinan Hall provides offices, classrooms, and meeting spaces for the MBA Program and MBA Program for Executives. In 2025, renovations reshaped the building with restored spaces, new designs, lighting, open workspaces, huddle rooms, student lounges, and updated technology.
Jon M. Huntsman Hall
Jon M. Huntsman Hall is home to the MBA Program office including Student Life and Academic Affairs. This 320,000-square-foot building is designed around Wharton’s cohort learning model and integrates innovative learning technologies throughout the School. Notable features include an 8th-floor conference space with stunning views of the Philadelphia skyline, a 300-seat auditorium, student cafes, and study lounges.
Lauder Institute
As the home of the Joseph H. Lauder Institute for Management & International Studies, this building contains offices, common spaces, and classrooms used by students in the Lauder joint MBA/M.A. program for international business.
Steinberg Conference Center
The Steinberg Conference Center is home to the Aresty Institute of Executive Education. This learning-living environment includes amphitheaters, classrooms, conference rooms, guest rooms and suites equipped with networked personal computers, an aerobic exercise room, executive dining facilities, an evening lounge, and case rooms with video and computer technology.
Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall
When it opened in 1952, Dietrich Hall 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. Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall is the center for the School’s administration, and it also houses academic department offices, classrooms, and conference rooms.
Tangen Hall
Home to Venture Lab, Tangen Hall was completed in 2020 as a starting point for aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators across Penn. The building provides Wharton with seminar rooms, a colloquium space, a market space, a food experimentation lab, student venture pods, and offices.