Click here to read about media coverage and impact of this open letter. Dear Mr. Trump: At the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, students are taught to represent the highest levels of respect and integrity. We are taught to embrace humility and diversity. We can understand why, in seeking America’s highest office, you have used your degree from Wharton to promote and lend legitimacy to your candidacy. As a candidate for President, and now as the presumptive GOP nominee, you have been afforded a transformative opportunity to be a leader on national and international…

The world’s first business school, Wharton provides an exemplary undergraduate education for students compelled to bring inspired business solutions to nonprofit, art, science, medical, or traditional business contexts, or wherever innovation and leadership are needed. Wharton offers a comprehensive undergraduate business program alongside extensive study in the liberal arts and sciences, allowing students to pursue highly customized business degrees—for which they take courses in the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Nursing, and the School of Engineering and Applied…

As with the Wharton’s successful Business Foundation specialization series, “Business Analytics” will feature a Capstone Project that allows participants to apply their knowledge to real-world business challenges. Wharton is proud to announce Yahoo! will serve as Capstone Partner for “Business Analytics.” Those who complete the series and capstone project will earn a Wharton Online Specialization Certificate. “We are pleased to offer the first ‘Business Analytics’ specialization through Coursera to reach learners worldwide who want to speak the language of analytics, ” said…

The campus’ resources extend from a state-of-the-art fitness center, donated by Wharton alum David Pottruck, to a library system with almost 6 million books and a 269-acre campus with countless educational, recreational, and cultural opportunities. Our many buildings are clustered at the center of the campus and form a community within Penn. Jon M. Huntsman Hall is home to both the Undergraduate and Graduate Divisions of Wharton. The single largest addition of academic space on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus in more than half a century, this 320, -square-foot building…

The Marketing Program requires students to have a basic knowledge of various business areas, computer programming, calculus, and matrix algebra. Recent graduates have received offers of faculty positions at leading business schools, including Columbia, Duke, LBS, MIT, Northwestern, NYU, University of Michigan and University of Chicago. Graduates of the program have received offers of faculty positions at leading business schools, including Cornell, Duke, University of Chicago, Northwestern, NYU, LBS, Columbia, Emory, Harvard, USC, and UCLA. Financial Aid Financial aid in the…

IT ALL STARTED RIGHT HERE. We invite you to celebrate 125 years of management education through the stories of 125 influential alumni and faculty in this special Wharton Alumni Magazine. Wharton was the first collegiate business school when it was founded in 1881. That innovation was the spark that ignited a succession of innovations — the first business textbooks, the first research center, the first MBA in health care. Today more than a thousand colleges and universities around the world offer business majors. One-quarter of all undergraduate degrees in the U.S. are awarded…

According to the Wall Street Journal, “An actuary interprets statistics to determine probabilities of accidents, sickness, and death, and loss of property from theft and natural disasters”. This narrow definition does not reflect the recent expansion of the duties and opportunities of actuaries. A more current definition could be: “Actuaries are specially-trained professionals who use their knowledge of probability, statistics, and specific models to evaluate and price risks”. Actuaries are business professionals who use mathematical skills to define, analyze, and solve business…

Occupying a 37, square-foot space on the sixth floor of the iconic Hills Brothers Plaza, Wharton | San Francisco offers panoramic bay views of the city’s eastern waterfront and close proximity to some of the world’s biggest technology companies. This technologically advanced academic facility is designed for blended learning and includes state-of-the art classrooms, a library lounge, a stunning dining space and gathering area, group study rooms, and faculty and administrative offices. Classrooms Hills Plaza amphitheater-style classrooms are designed to deliver the leading-edge…

Ride our free Capital Region International Airport (LAN) shuttle for a hassle-free start to your stay at the Radisson Hotel Lansing at the Capitol. You can dine with room service while unpacking in your sophisticated room, or explore the restaurants and attractions within a short walk, including Lansing City Market and Impression 5 Science Center. Ready for work? Our hotel features free Internet access and extensive meeting facilities, as well as a direct connection to the Lansing Center. Hotel amenities & services Remove stress from your hotel experience with convenient…

So you want to go to the renowned Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for your MBA. You’re not alone. Wharton receives 6-7 applications every year for a class of about 840. There are many aspects of your application that are set in stone when it comes time to fill out the app: your GPA, your test scores, and your past extracurricular and work experiences. But what’s not set in stone is how you choose to present yourself on the actual application form. I know many hopeful applicants who are frantically filling out their applications down to the wire on the day of…

Find out why Knowledge@Wharton High School is a great resource for you and how you might use it to teach and to improve your knowledge and skills: About Knowledge@Wharton High School Knowledge@Wharton High School — KWHS for short — is on a mission to provide high school students and educators around the world with a deeper understanding of business and personal finance and to equip them with the skills to excel in the global marketplace. We are a part of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a world leader in business education. Since our launch in 2011, KWHS…

Adjust the numbers on the left to find out how well an MBA at University of Pennsylvania Wharton Business School pays off. Assuming it takes 2 years and you earn $60, annually before attending, obtaining your MBA means forgoing a salary of $120, . Combining this opportunity cost with the total nonresident program cost of $141, 740 (not including food, rent, etc.) gives a total of $261, 740. The 10-year ROI is 312% and the total 10-year gain is $, 823. ROI takes the cumulative 10-year salary difference and divides by the total cost (MBA program and lost wages). The gain takes…

Not many business schools can boast that one of their graduates is President of the United States. In fact, only two instiutions can make that claim: Harvard Business School, for George W. Bush, who got his MBA from HBS in 1975, and now the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, for Donald Trump, who earned his undergraduate degree in business at Wharton in 1968 after transferring from Fordham University in his junior year. Wherever you are on the political spectrum, the fact that Trump is now the most famous and accomplished alumnus of Wharton seems appropriate. After…