The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is a business school founded in 1881 by Joseph Wharton, who hoped the School would produce graduates who would become "pillars of the state, whether in private or in public life." The School is considered one of the world's leading business schools.

Wharton offers undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees, as well as executive education programs. The school offers majors in Accounting, Business and Public Policy, Finance, Health Care Systems, Insurance and Risk Management, Legal Studies and Business Ethics, Management, Marketing, Operations and Information Management, Real Estate, Retailing and Statistics.

The School owns Wharton School Publishing which publishes books, audio books, e-documents, CD-ROMs, and videos that have received what the publisher calls "the Wharton seal of approval."

Wharton has 2,340 undergraduate, 1,690 MBA and 200 doctoral students, and an alumni network of more than 81,000 in 140 countries around the world. The school has 304 standing and associated faculty, 11 academic departments and 20 research centers and initiatives.

The institutional mission of the Wharton School: to apply unparalleled intellectual resources to prepare business leaders who fuel the growth of industries and economies throughout the world.