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THE WHARTON SCHOOL CONTENTS DEAN’S MESSAGE 4 THOUGHTFUL LEADERS 6 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS POWERFUL IDEAS 16 FACULTY AND RESEARCH GLOBAL INFLUENCE 22 NETWORK AND CONNECTIONS ADVANCING BUSINESS. ADVANCING SOCIETY. As the birthplace of business education in 1881, Wharton is the most comprehensive source of business knowledge in the world. An international community of faculty, student and alumni leaders, we remain on the forefront of global business. 1 In 1881, American industrialist Joseph Wharton had Facts at A Glance a radical idea – to arm future generations with the knowledge and skills to unleash the transformative • Leading programs at every level of business power of business. education – from undergraduate, MBA, EMBA, This is the story of the Wharton School – the world’s and doctoral students, to senior executives first collegiate school of business – and our promise • 200+ courses and 25 research centers and to deliver continued, unparalleled knowledge and initiatives – more breadth and depth than at any leadership. No other single institution has other business school had as transformational an effect on the • 220+ faculty across 11 departments – one of the way business is conducted in the global market. largest, most published business school faculties Our foundational values continue to inspire our highest • 1,000+ organizations directly engaged with goal as an institution: to create the knowledge and Wharton – high-level businesses, non-profits, educate the leaders who will fuel the growth of and government agencies industries and economies throughout the world. • 86,000 graduates in 145 countries – largest alumni network of any global business school • 1.7M+ worldwide subscribers of online journal Knowledge@Wharton – with Indian, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic editions JOSEPH WHARTON Founder The Wharton School, 1881 3 Dean’S Message In our research and “teaching, we are educating the next generation of As the world’s first collegiate business school, leaders with the firm Wharton is at once the birthplace of modern conviction that business business education and the foremost custodian of its future. can and must be a force for good in the world. Our broad-ranging expertise reaches more than a half million people every day through our degree programs on two campuses, our services to executives, and our award-winning online publication, Knowledge@Wharton. Our 86,000 alumni hold positions of responsibility in business, government, public service, social and cultural entities, and education in 145 countries. At Wharton, we believe the role of business is to advance society as a whole, creating new wealth and economic opportunity for all people, in developing regions as well as the developed economies. In our research and teaching, we are educating the next generation of leaders with the firm conviction that business can and must be a force for good in the world. THOMAS S. ROBERTSON Dean and Reliance Professor of Management and Private Enterprise 4 5 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS THOUGHT FUL LEADERS The first collegiate business school, driven by a spirit of responsibility. Inspired by Joseph Wharton’s vision to educate the “pillars of the State, whether in private or in public life,” Wharton prepares leaders for the complex challenges of our interconnected world with leading programs at every level of business education. 6 7 www.wharton.upenn.edu/undergrad On the highest summit in Iceland, UNDERGRADUATE Hvannadalshnúkur, a venture team implements their leadership skills. UNDERGRADUATE SNAPSHOT ENROLLMENT 2,500 WOMEN 39% MULTICULTURAL BACKGROUNd 43% PURSUING MORE THAN ONE DEGREE 30% STUDYING ABROAD 21% The Wharton Undergraduate Program focuses on “business and more,” combining business and liberal arts study within a traditional Ivy League education. Students take 40 percent of their classes at Penn’s other schools, enabling them to explore their unique interests and passions. Students can customize their experience to create a well-rounded education that fits them. • 20+ business concentrations • Flexibility to pursue dual degrees and minors • Four coordinated dual-degree programs combining business with international studies, life sciences, nursing, or technology • 120+ study abroad programs around the world • 40+ student-led Wharton clubs and 300+ Penn clubs 8 9 www.wharton.upenn.edu/mba During their first weeks of the program, teams compete in a leadership simulation MBA PROGRAM created by faculty. The Wharton MBA offers unmatched academic options and a distinctly collaborative experience. With more courses and programs than any other business school, it is a flexible and constantly evolving program that keeps speed with the realities of global business. The Wharton MBA is distinguished by rigorous analytical thinking coupled with social responsibility and active, reflective leadership. Upon graduation, students remain lifelong learners as part of one of the world’s largest, most influential business school alumni networks. MBA SNAPSHOT ENROLLMENT 1,690 WOMEN 40% • 18 specializations, including an individualized major INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 36% • Nearly 200 electives, plus an intensive core curriculum AVERAGE YEARS WORK EXPERIENCE 4 • 10+ interdisciplinary degrees COUNTRIES REPRESENTEd 68 • Commitment to lifelong learning • 110+ student-led clubs and conferences 10 11 www.wharton.upenn.edu/mbaexecutive MBA FOR EXECUTIVES Offered in Philadelphia and San Francisco, the Wharton MBA Program for Executives has the same innovative curriculum and top faculty as Wharton’s globally recognized, full-time MBA program – but in an executive format. Students attend classes At a speed networking event, on alternate weekends for two years, staying on Philadelphia and San Francisco students get to know each other quickly. campus in executive facilities. Attracting mana- gers and entrepreneurs from diverse industries, this 24-month experience puts students on the MBA FOR EXECUTIVES SNAPSHOT* leadership path while at school and transforms ENROLLMENT 415 their future in business. WOMEN 22% AVERAGE AGE 34 AVERAGE YEARS WORK EXPERIENCE 10 STUDENTS HOLDING AdVANCED DEGREES 45% • Same degree as the full-time MBA • Immersive two-year, weekend residential program • Courses selected across nearly 200 electives, plus an intensive core curriculum • Commitment to lifelong education • Offered in Philadelphia and San Francisco 12 13 * Philadelphia and San Francisco combined. www.wharton.upenn.edu/doctoral www.execed.wharton.upenn.edu Wharton’s Doctoral Programs are among the most selective in the country. Graduates take positions EXECUTIVE EDUCATION at leading academic institutions, joining a strong research community of 1,500 alumni world-wide. In the 9 distinct programs offered, candidates engage in rigorous, multi-disciplinary research on a broad range of problems affecting business. They work collaboratively with Wharton’s 220+ expert faculty across 11 academic departments, 25 research centers, and Penn’s 11 graduate schools. Wharton’s Aresty Institute of Executive Education provides one of the largest executive programming of its kind – from innovative senior DOCTORAL PROGRAMS management and open-enrollment programs to customized programs tailored for individual companies and organizations. Designed to offer both immediate results and continuous benefits, these programs reach over 8,000 participants annually. DOCTORAL PROGRAMS SNAPSHOT With its global reach, Wharton has educated over ENROLLMENT 191 200,000 professionals, and today delivers programs WOMEN 39% in 20+ countries worldwide including Australia, Brazil, INTERNATIONAL 41% AVERAGE AGE 26 China, Germany, India, and United Arab Emirates. RECEIVE FUNDING 100% EXECUTIVE EDUCATION SNAPSHOT ANNUAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS 8,000+ Doctoral Programs of Study COMPANIES 1,500 • Accounting • Management INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS 35% • Applied Economics • Marketing OpEN-ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS 55 • Ethics & Legal Studies • Operations, CUSTOM PROGRAMS 130+ • Finance Information Management COUNTRIES, PROGRAMS CONDUCTEd 20+ • Health Care Management & Decision Processes & Economics • Statistics 14 15 FACULTY AND RESEARCH POWERFUL World-class research and teaching, unmatched in its depth and breadth. IDEAS Wharton’s faculty is one of the largest, most influential business school faculties. With 200+ courses and 25 research centers and initiatives, Wharton is a place of great intellectual strength and diversity that generates the ideas to power new innovations. 16 17 Wharton FacUltY ACCOUNTING BUSINESS aND PUBLIC POLICY Wharton’s 220+ world-leading faculty members FINANCE create a living network of ideas – one that challenges you to think rigorously and encourages you to put your thinking into action. Wharton faculty research regularly appears in leading academic journals and periodicals and is frequently cited by the press. Their broad exper- tise creates a range and depth of 200+ courses HEALTH CaRE MANAGEMENT across 11 academic departments, unsurpassed at any other business school. Through a variety of INSURANCE teaching methods, including simulations and case aND RISK MANAGEMENT studies, Wharton professors prepare students to advance the business practices of the future while helping to customize their intellectual experiences across a range of business disciplines. LEGAL STUDIES AND BUSINESS ETHICS MANAGEMENT MARKETING Academic Departments • Accounting • Management OpERATIONS • Business & Public Policy • Marketing aND INFORmaTION MANAGEMENT • Finance • Operations & • Health Care Management Information Management