The Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management is the

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. Located in

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, the Fox School offers several

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programs (full-time MBA, part-time MBA, international MBA,

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and online MBA); several other

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programs; and several

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programs, including in

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, risk management and insurance,

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, and

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. The school has some 6,500 students, 155 full-time faculty, and over 42,000 graduates, of which about two-thirds live and work in the

Philadelphia metropolitan area Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

. It is the largest

in the Philadelphia region and one of the largest in the world. Established in 1918, it was named in honor of Richard J. Fox in 1999. The MBA program began in 1942. The school has been accredited by the International Association for Management Education (now the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)) since 1973. The PhD in Economics program was established in 1976.

Alter Hall

The Fox School opened an $80 million, 200,000 square foot facility named Alter Hall in April 2009. The seven-story building was constructed using smart classroom design components and features a trading room and business simulation center, along with one of the longest stock tickers in the United States.

Notable alumni and faculty

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- former COO and president for

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- vice president of technology and architecture in Enterprise Solution Group of

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of Systel *

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- business owner *

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* Larry Miller - president of

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, former president of

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(born 1995) - soccer player * Ash Vasudevan - founding Managing Partner of Edge Holdings

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Alter Hall

Notable alumni and faculty

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