Wharton Academy. Wharton Academy empowers students aged 18-25 with essential business skills through immersive in-person experiences.

The Wharton MBA program is a full-time, two-year program at the University of Pennsylvania. Learn about application requirements, how to apply, and more!

Wharton offers a broad slate of academic programs for every stage from the Global Youth Program to Executive Education. And with our focus on teaching excellence, Wharton creates transformative educational experiences for all our students.

At Wharton, the world’s premier business school, you will gain knowledge and experience you need to become a leader in business and make a positive impact on today’s challenging economic and social issues.

In 1881, American entrepreneur and industrialist Joseph Wharton established the world’s first collegiate school of business at the University of Pennsylvania — a radical idea that revolutionized both business practice and higher education.

Wharton’s MBA program emphasizes an intensive, flexible core in general business education, plus the depth of 21 majors and breadth of nearly 200 electives. You will select a pathway through content areas based on your education, career experience, and goals.

Through thoughtful experimentation with technology, Wharton Online provides accessible and meaningful learning experiences in our online programs.

Wharton is more than just a business school. You will take one quarter of your classes outside of Wharton, in Penn’s other 11 schools. Our flexible program combines the study of business and arts and sciences with dynamic professors and hands-on experiences.

The Wharton Way is our philosophical North Star, guiding how Wharton drives greater influence and collective progress in the world. It boldly declares our intention to focus our expertise on issues of critical importance to our students, our faculty, and our society at large.

The Wharton MBA curriculum has a unique structure, offering rigor and flexibility. The intensive, cross-functional core curriculum provides business fundamentals and the leadership, communication and analytical skills that are critical to your success.