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Villanova University

School of Business

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1322
  • Annual Tuition
    $42,150
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    1,555
  • University Selectivity
    46%
  • University Yield
    24%
  • Average Salary
    $54,628
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Private
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1922
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
800 Lancaster Ave
Bartley Hall
Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085, United States
Website

School of Business

The Villanova School of Business (VSB) is a premier institution that offers undergraduate programs, graduate programs and executive education. Villanova is the only university founded by the Roman Catholic Order of Saint Augustine, and the Augustinian values of truth, community, caring and leading through service are infused throughout the curricula of our programs. Founded in 1922, VSB is known for academic rigor; creativity and innovation; hands-on and service learning opportunities; a firm grounding in ethics; and an applied education that prepares students to become outstanding leaders and global citizens.

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The school of business offers a challenging environment for its students; however, it offers many resources that allow students to rise to the challenge and still succeed. The faculty and staff push students to do their best in their academic studies and extracurriculars as well. They support the students in every way and just want to see us succeed both during our time at Villanova and after we graduate.

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About Villanova University

Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
46% Villanova University 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. Secondary school record
  2. SAT/ACT scores
  3. Application essay
More Information
Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
14901% 14,901
46% 46
24% 24
46% School Selectivity
24% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Jan 7
Fall 2013
Required Tests
  • SAT or ACT (with writing component)
  • Are Interviews Required? Not required
Additional Requirements:

Please visit: http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/admission/overview/undergrad/documents.html for a complete list of all admissions requirements in addition to standardized test scores and application fee

Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
4397% 4,397
34% 34
31% 31
34% Program Selectivity
31% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not required
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled
  • Min college GPA for transfers 3.4
  • Other transfer requirements All applicants are reviewed holistically. The VSB Academic Standing and Admissions Committee reviews each applicant's GPA, incoming credentials, current major, and coursework to date. Grades in quantitative courses tend to be weighted heavily.
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 94
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses No
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Financial Services 31%
Top Industry
  • Consulting 8%
  • Media/Entertainment 8%
  • Non-profit 1%
Ernst & Young 25
Top Employer
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers 24
  • KPMG 23
  • Deloitte 15
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
0%
59% 59.267238095238085
70% 70
56% 55.65923664122137
70% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
0%
16% 16.189999999999998
17% 17
17% 17.25698275862069
17% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
0%
10% 10.193835616438358
12% 12
13% 12.771399999999998
12% Accept Offers
92% Graduates seeking full-time employment
8% Graduates not seeking employment
94% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
11% 11
$57,196.00
35K 75K
Finance/Accounting
56% 56
$57,083.00
28K 72K
General Management
10% 10
$50,414.00
32K 95K
Human Resources
0% 0
Data not provided
Management Information Systems
2% 2
$61,000.00
50K 70K
Marketing/Sales
19% 19
$46,387.00
25K 70K
Operations/Production
1% 1
$53,000.00 Data not provided
Logistics/Transportation
1% 1
$56,500.00
48K 60K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
29% 29
$56,270.00
42K 73K
Consumer Products/Retail
10% 10
$47,035.00
25K 60K
Consulting
8% 8
$55,388.00
40K 66K
Financial Services
31% 31
$57,146.00
28K 75K
Government/Education
3% 3
$43,411.00
34K 68K
Pharma/Biotech/Health
2% 2
$57,166.00
44K 70K
Manufacturing
0% 0
Data not provided
Media/Entertainment
8% 8
$41,183.00
30K 50K
Non-Profit
1% 1
$32,000.00 Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
1% 1
$54,500.00 Data not provided
Real Estate
1% 1
$45,000.00 Data not provided
Sports/Leisure
1% 1
$40,000.00 Data not provided
Technology/Science
4% 4
$62,000.00
50K 95K
Transportation
0% 0
Data not provided
Utilities
1% 1
$47,500.00 Data not provided
Other
0% 0
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
63% 63
$57,201.00
25K 75K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
28% 28
$50,808.00
28K 73K
U.S. South
2% 2
$49,984.00
34K 70K
U.S. Southwest
2% 2
$54,000.00
45K 68K
U.S. Midwest
2% 2
$50,166.00
44K 58K
U.S. West
2% 2
$54,800.00
32K 95K
U.S. Possessions/Territories
1% 1
$41,000.00
42K 44K
Canada
0% 0
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch 26
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers 26
  • KPMG 22
  • Johnson&Johnson 18
  • Ernst & Young 15
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks 11
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 68
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 172
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 753
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
On Campus Recruiting, Resume Collection, Information Sessions, Practice Interviews, Resume Critique, Career Fairs, Career Counseling, Credentials, Workshops & Seminars, Grad School Counseling, Career Library (online and hard copy), Online Job Postings.

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$55,060
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $42,150
  • Fees $590
  • Expenses $12,320
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$55,060
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $42,150
  • Fees $590
  • Expenses $12,320
53% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 4% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need 72%
  • Merit 28%
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website www.finaid.villanova.edu
Scholarships
$17,227,335
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$17,600,626
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • School of Business
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
33% 30
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
40% 23
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
School of Business 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • International Business
  • Marketing
  • Business Analytics; Real Estate
More Information
Business Program Classes
24% Less than 20 Students 2% More than 50 Students
74% 21 to 50 students
23 Average number of students in non-business required electives
80 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Accounting for Real Estate
  • International Macroeconomics
  • Real Estate Capital Markets
  • International Technology & Sustainability
  • Marketing Analytics
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2008
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BBA with majors in Economics, Finance, Management, MIS, Marketing; co-majors in International Business and Real Estate 125
  • BBA Honors Program 125
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
132% 132
73% 73
Prominent Faculty
  • Jonathan Doh

    Management & Operations

  • Michael S. Pagano

    Finance

  • Ronald Hill

    Marketing
  • Are work study or co-ops available? Yes
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

    CoOps: 6-month, full-time work experiences. Programs include: Hershey Foods Finance CoOp, Morgan Stanley (Financial Services) Operations, Delaware County District Attorney’s Office: Forensic Accounting/Economic Crimes (only undergrad program of its kind in U.S.), Johnson & Johnson Finance/Accounting,  Johnson & Johnson Consumer Sales, Johnson & Johnson Brand Marketing http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/business/undergraduate/internships/coopopportunities/cooprograms.html

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    VSB has active Business w/o Borders Chapter. Since 2005, each semester students build homes in New Orleans for Business Decision Making. VU’s Augustinian commitment to volunteerism encourages service learning in VSB courses. Many students perform volunteer work, and during breaks, participate in service trips.Yearly, students provide more than 220,000 hours of service to communities locally, regionally, and nationally. VU sponsors largest student-run Special Olympics Festival in the world.

Students

56% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 66% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1400 75th Percentile Score on SAT 32 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
73% 73
Hispanic
9% 9
Asian American
8% 8
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
More Information
U.S. Regional Breakdown
6%
7%
61%
1%
3%
21%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
94% 94
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
5% 5
Dual Citizenship
0% 0
Canada
0% 0
18 Average age of full-time students
94% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
94% 94
99% 99

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 23,462
Alumni Donations
Average Gift Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Robert Moran

    President & CEO, PetSmart, Inc.

  • Bob McCarthy

    Chief Operating Officer, Marriott International

  • Beth Mazzeo

    Chief Operating Officer, Bloomberg