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Other name | The Wharton School of Business, The Wharton School, Wharton |
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Former names | Wharton School of Finance and Economy (1881–1902) Wharton School of Finance and Commerce (1902–1972) |
Motto | Knowledge for action |
Type | Private business school |
Established | 1881 |
Founder | Joseph Wharton |
Parent institution | University of Pennsylvania |
Endowment | $21 billion (2023, parent)[1] |
Dean | Erika H. James[2] |
Academic staff | 486 (2018)[3][note 1] |
Students | 5,063 (2018)[3] |
Undergraduates | 2,617 (2018)[3] |
Postgraduates | 1,784 MBA (2018)[3] 463 EMBA (2018)[3] 199 PhD (2018)[3] |
Location | , , U.S. 39°57′12″N 75°11′53″W / 39.953232°N 75.197993°W |
Website | wharton.upenn.edu |
The Wharton School (/ˈhwɔːrtən/ WHOR-tən) (or UPenn Wharton) is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia. Established in 1881 through a donation from Joseph Wharton, a co-founder of Bethlehem Steel, the Wharton School is the world's oldest collegiate business school.[3]
The Wharton School awards Bachelor of Science in Economics undergraduate and graduate degrees with a school-specific economics major, with concentrations in over 18 disciplines in Wharton's academic departments. The degree is a general business degree focused on core business skills. At the graduate level, the Master of Business Administration program can be pursued standalone or along with dual studies leading to a joint degree from its law, engineering, and government schools.
In addition to its tracks in accounting, finance, operations, statistics, and other academic departments, the doctoral and post-doctoral programs co-sponsor several diploma programs in conjunction with other schools within the university.[4] The college has also been a pioneer in non-degree Executive Education programs, which involve custom learning experiences that lead to academic enrichment.
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