The Villanova School of Business is Villanova University

Villanova University

Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...

's business school and offers seven undergraduate degrees in the fields of accounting, economics, and business administration; seven graduate programs; an executive MBA program; and several executive education programs including a Mini-MBA

Mini-MBA

“Mini-MBA” is a term used by many non-profit and for-profit institutions to describe a training regimen focused on the fundamentals of business. Mini-MBA programs are typically non-credit bearing programs that require less than 100 hours of total learning....

. The programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The school is located in Villanova, PA (which is part of Radnor Township, PA) and is considered a highly selective and top business school.

History of Villanova School of Business

Founded in 1922 by Father Joseph C. Bartley, a former dean, Villanova is the only university in the world founded by the Roman Catholic Order of Saint Augustine. The School moved into Bartley Hall in 1956 as the result of a fast-growing undergraduate population. In 1964, the school was reorganized to better meet the needs of the business community. In 2002, Bartley Hall underwent a complete renovation, adding 65000 square feet (6,038.7 m²) and a state-of-the-art Applied Finance Lab, making it a more user-friendly and technologically advanced facility to benefit our students, faculty, and staff. In addition to serving as a home base for faculty and administration offices, Bartley Hall includes 33 classrooms, six lecture halls, and a 130-seat auditorium. The school also added nearly 100 fulltime faculty members and five Centers of Excellence, which produce cutting-edge academic research and experiential learning opportunities for students. VSB History

After the new business school rankings were released in 2006, the school's named changed from the College of Commerce & Finance to the Villanova School of Business. This was all part of Dean Danko's plan to bring the program into national prominence. "It packs more of a punch, and you understand what it is instead of thinking it's a department within a university," says Dean James Danko. "Commerce [projected] an older school-type image."

Bartley Hall also includes the VSB Applied Finance Lab which is a simulated trading room where students use the same technology and real-time information as Wall Street traders. To learn more about the lab, visit VSB Applied Finance Lab

Degrees Offered

• BS/Accountancy
• BBA/Honors
• BBA with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, MIS, Marketing
• BBA with International Business Co-Major

VSB Rankings

• Undergraduate Program ranked #7 by Business Week for the 2011 Best Undergraduate Business Programs, up 11 spots from 2010.
• Executive MBA program ranked #24 in the nation by Financial Times.
• Part-time MBA ranked #11 by Business Week in 2009.

Alumni

The total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception is 24,421 with a total living alumni number of 22,277.

Some prominent alumni members include:

• James V. O'Donnell (BS Economics 1963) - CEO, American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
• Robert F. Moran (BSBA 1972) - President and COO, PetSmart
• Robert J. McCarthy (BSBA 1975) - President, North American Lodging Operations, Marriott International

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