Wharton Research Data Service: Requesting Accounts

WRDS accounts are available to faculty, staff, PhD students, and research assistants. To request an account, go to:

http://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu

Click on "account request" on the main page and then click on "request a user account" on the following page. Fill out the account request form that then appears. A verification email will be sent to the W. P. Carey School of Business WRDS representative who will then validate the individuals affiliation with the College. Once the verification has been completed, WRDS will send you email with instructions on how to set your password.

In addition, College faculty members may request class accounts at the link above. Click on "account request" and on the form, select "Class" as the "Account Type". Class accounts can be only requested by faculty members of the W. P. Carey School of Business and expire at the end of the semester. A single account with one username and password is provided for distribution to the class.

What is available with each type of account are provided in the following table: