Joint MBA / MA program

Lauder applicants need submit only GMAT scores directly to the Wharton Admissions Office

All applicants to Lauder must complete an Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) in their proposed language with Language Testing International (LTI).

The OPI, which assesses oral-aural proficiency, is a 15-20 minute telephone conversation in the target language with a tester certified by the American Council of Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Language test ratings are valid for a single application cycle.

The eight languages and corresponding regions available for study are: Arabic (Middle East); Mandarin Chinese and Japanese (East Asia); French, German, and Russian (Europe); Portuguese and Spanish (Latin America). Applicants must have an Advanced level of proficiency, preferably Advance-Mid, in one of these languages at the time they apply. Applicants to the Arabic track may be admitted at the Intermediate level. Only these languages are offered at this time.

Tuition fees for 1st and 2nd year at the Lauder Institute are $18,170 and $7,900 respectively.

Tuition and Fees for Academic Year 2007-2008 at the Wharton School is $47,236. This includes $1,600 Pre-Term fee.

Wharton was founded in 1881 as the first collegiate business school, and that spirit of innovation still drives us today. We offer a distinctively collaborative MBA experience, unparalleled academic and career resources, and a commitment to learning and personal growth.

Wharton has the largest business school faculty in the world – 250+ faculty members, including visiting executives and associated faculty. The most published, the most quoted, the most actively engaged with global businesses and public policy, they know how to prepare MBA students for what businesses, governments, and international agencies need – because they're working directly with these organizations every day