University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)

Business School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #3 Best Business Schools

Specialties #2 in Accounting #5 in Entrepreneurship #1 in Executive M.B.A. #1 in Finance #6 in Information Systems #3 in International #4 in Management #2 in Marketing #8 in Nonprofit #3 in Production / Operations #3 in Supply Chain / Logistics

Business School Overview

The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania was the U.S.’s first business school and now has the largest alumni network in the country.

In addition to graduate business degrees, students can pursue joint degrees, including an accelerated M.B.A./J.D. degree in three years in conjunction with the Penn Law School; an M.B.A./M.A. degree in areas like Management and International Studies, Social Change, and Environmental Studies; and joint degree programs through the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Students can also earn a Ph.D. at Wharton, typically in four to five years, in nine areas including Ethics & Legal Studies, Statistics, and Applied Economics.

Students learn how to handle stress, make critical decisions, and lead a team outside the classroom on outdoor trips called Ventures. Whether students are mountaineering onAfrica’s Mount Kilimanjaro, trekking through Antarctica, or sailing in Grenada, they put their leadership skills to the test during the weeklong trips. For leadership training closer to home, students can get hands-on experience in about 25 research centers on campus and have close to 150 organizations to get involved in.

The school has campuses in Philadelphia and San Francisco. Students at the Philadelphia campus can live in University City, an area also home to Drexel University and the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.

There are close to 90,000 alumni worldwide, and some of the most notable graduates are John Sculley, former CEO of Apple Inc.; Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn; and J.D. Power III, founder of J.D. Power and Associates, a global marketing information firm.

Admissions

Application deadline (U.S. residents)	March 3
Application deadline (international students)	March 3
Applicants (full-time)
Applicants (part-time)	N/A

Academics

Departments/concentrations

accounting insurance actuarial science international business e-commerce marketing entrepreneurship production/operations management finance public policy general management real estate health care administration quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research human resources management other

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	1,687
Gender distribution (full-time)

Cost

Tuition
Full-time: $48,550 per year
Required fees	$5,459 per year

Salary

Average base salary	$113,888
Full-time graduates employed at graduation	72.5% - High

* Business School Overview details based on 2010 data