Wharton is recognized around the world for its academic strengths across every major discipline and at every level of business education.

Founded in 1881 as the first collegiate business school in the nation, Wharton has approximately 4,600 undergraduate, MBA, Executive MBA, and doctoral students, more than 8,000 participants in its executive education programs annually, and an alumni network of more than 80,000 worldwide. 

Reasons why the School has such a consistently strong reputation include the success of its graduates in the world of business, the diverse strengths of its students, the high caliber of teaching at the School, and the faculty's innovative research and interaction with top leaders in all types of businesses and the public sector.