The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia. Established in 1881 through a donation from Joseph Wharton, a co-founder of Bethlehem Steel, Wharton School is the world's oldest collegiate business school.
Joseph Wharton, the school's founder and namesake
Huntsman Hall, the Wharton School's main building
Wharton undergraduate students with cohort banners
Quadrangle at the University of Pennsylvania
A business school is a higher education institution or professional school that teaches courses leading to degrees in business administration or management. A business school may also be referred to as school of management, management school, school of business administration, college of business, or colloquially b-school or biz school. A business school offers comprehensive education in various disciplines related to the world of business.
Harvard Business School in Boston, founded in 1908
ESCP Business School in Paris, founded in 1819
Budapest Business School in Budapest, the first public business school, founded in 1857
Wharton School in Philadelphia, founded in 1881
