The Wharton School

founded in 1881 as the world’s first collegiate business school, the wharton school of the university of pennsylvania remains guided by joseph wharton’s original vision: using analytical expertise to produce well-rounded leaders to drive societal progress. as we continue our quest for positive global impact, the wharton way serves as our philosophical north star with three areas of focus – elevating our research impact, innovating through our pedagogy, and collaborating across disciplines and divides. with a standing faculty of 241 renowned professors, wharton has 5,000+ students across four degree programs: undergraduate, mba, executive mba, and doctoral. each year 13,000+ professionals from around the world advance their careers through wharton executive education’s individual, company-customized, and online programs – with 200,000+ others earning certificates from wharton online since 2015. more than 104,000 wharton alumni form a powerful global network of leaders who transform business every day.