The Villanova School of Business is Villanova University's business school and offers nine undergraduate degrees, six graduate programs, an executive MBA program, and several executive education programs. The programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The school is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania (part of Radnor Township). As of 2016, Bloomberg's Businessweek ranked Villanova School of Business first for undergraduate business education.
History of Villanova School of Business
Villanova School of Business (VSB) Applied Finance Lab - Villanova University Provost Patrick G. Maggitti, PhD, speaks about the Villanova School of Business Applied Finance Lab.
The Villanova School of Business (VSB) was founded in 1922 by Father Joseph C. Bartley, a former dean. Originally known as "The College Of Commerce And Finance" it was renamed "The Villanova School Of Business" in 2006. Villanova was founded by the Roman Catholic Order of Saint Augustine.
Bartley Hall, home of VSB, houses an Applied Finance Lab. The VSB Applied Finance Lab is a trading room where students use the same technology and real-time information as Wall Street traders. In addition to serving as a home base for faculty and administration offices, Bartley Hall includes 33 classrooms, 6 lecture halls, a 130-seat auditorium, and the Curley Exchange, a dining, studying, and meeting facility.
The school has over 100 full-time faculty members, 90% of which hold the highest degrees in their respective fields, and six "Centers or Institutions of Excellence".
Academics
Undergraduate
As of Fall 2017, 1,753 students are enrolled full-time in the VSB undergraduate business program, with a graduate enrollment of 1066.
VSB offers academic business degrees including:
- Accountancy
- Economics
- Finance
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Business Analytics (co-major)
- International Business (co-major)
- Real Estate (co-major)
These areas of study are also available as minors, in addition to Business Law & Corporate Governance and Entrepreneurship.
Graduate
- Master of Business Administration
- Part-Time MBA
- Executive MBA
- Online MBA
- JD/MBA
- Master of Accountancy
- Master of Science in Analytics
- Master of Science in Finance
- Master of Science in Church Management
- Master of Taxation
- Post-MBA Certificate
The Clay Center at VSB
Named in honor of the late VSB Dean Emeritus Alvin A. Clay, who was an alumnus, faculty member and dean.
The Center houses The Charlotte and James V. O’Donnell Center for Professional Development.
Undergraduate Admissions
For the class of 2020, the number of applications received for admissions was over 4,500 with the matriculation of the incoming class being 430. The SAT mid-range scores for typically-accepted students was 1270â€"1430 and the mid-range GPA was 3.82-4.27. For the class of 2021, the number of applications increased by 37.5% and the SAT mid-range scores for accepted students was 1440-1540.
Graduate Programs
VSB offers six master-level degree programs including the Villanova MBA and Executive MBA programs.
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