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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum number of credit hours required to receive an undergraduate business degree:
BS 123
BBA 123
BBA/H 123

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CAMPUS LIFE
Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:
Financial Management Association
International Business Society
Management Information Society
Equity Society
Women in Business Society

Are freshmen required to live on campus?: Yes
Are business students grouped together in 'learning communities' in housing and other facilities?: No

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ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Business Program

Undergrad business program admissions are managed by: The university admissions office
Total number of applicants (admitted and denied) to the undergraduate business program for the 2010-11 academic year: 3673
Percentage of applicants admitted to the program (selectivity)?: 41 %
Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled (yield): 31 %

Entrance exam other than the SAT/ACT required for admission to the undergraduate business program?: No
what exam other than SAT/ACT is required?: None Required

Admissions interviews for the undergraduate business program are: Not required
Freshman admission:
Does the business program admit freshmen?: Yes
What percentage of 2010-11 admissions to the business program were freshmen? 98 %
Are business students admitted to the program as freshmen required to complete or obtain minimum GPAs? Yes
Process for freshmen admission?: Indicate interest on university application
Additional application requirements for freshman admits: N/A
Internal transfers:
Minimum college GPA for internal transfers to the business program: 3.4
Additional application requirements, including course/grade requirements: All applications 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.

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Relative Importance of Application Elements
Secondary school record: Very Important
Class rank: Very Important
Talent/ability: Important
Interview: Not Considered
Extracurricular activities: Important
Volunteer work: Considered
Character/personal abilities: Very Important
Application essay: Important
work experience: Considered
SAT/ACT scores: Important
Recommendations: Considered
High school GPA: Very Important

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ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution
Which standardized tests are required of all applicants?:
SAT
ACT

Are interviews required?: Not required
Application deadlines for the 2011-2012 academic year
Fall Freshman 01-07-2011
Fall Transfer 06-01-2011

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

Total number of full-time undergraduate applications (admitted and denied) to all programs: 14,361

Percentage of applicants admitted: 45 %

Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 25 %

Percentage of applicants (admitted and denied) to the entire college for the 2010-11 academic year who were international: 4 %

Percentage of college applicants (admitted and denied) for the 2010-11 academic year who were female: 37

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Regional breakdown of US Citizens in 2010-11 entering class:
Northeast: 64 %
Mid-Atlantic: 18 %
South: 2 %
Southwest: 2 %
Midwest: 6 %
West: 6 %
Possessions and territories: 2 %

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Mean and Median ACT scores for the 2010-11 full-time undergraduate business students:
Mean: 30
Median: 30
Middle 50% range of ACT scores for the 2010-11 full-time undergraduate business students:
From: 29
To: 31
Citizenship breakdown of 2010-11 entering class:
US: 97 %
Canada: 0 %
Other Non-US Citizens: 3 %
Dual Citizenship: 0%
Unknown Citizenship: 0 %
US Citizens in 2010-11 entering class:
African American: 3 %
Asian American: 9 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 5 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial: 2 %
Native American: 0 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 81 %
Chose not to report: 0 %
Other: 0 %

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CLASS PROFILE
Students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:
Female: 37 %
International: 3 %
Mean and Median age of full-time business students in the 2010-11 entering class:
Mean: 18
Median: 18
Percentage of 2010-11 entering class:
Top 10% of high school class: 64 %
Top 25% of high school class: 95 %
GPA of 3.75 or higher: 59 %
GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 24 %
SAT scores for the 2010-11 entering class of full-time undergraduate business students:
Mean: 1328
Median: 1340
Middle 50% range of SAT scores:
From: 1270
To: 1390

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PROGRAM COSTS

Annual Tuition (Resident): $39,085.00

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $39,085.00

Annual Required Fees: $580.00

Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $1,629.00

Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $1,629.00

Annual Room and Board: $10,640.00

Annual Cost of Books: $950.00

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SCHOOL BASICS
Enrollment:
Institution's total undergraduate enrollment: 10,635
Undergraduate business program's full-time enrollment: 1,585
Undergraduate business program's part-time enrollment: 54
Undergraduate business program's distance enrollment: 0

Freshman retention rate for your college or university?: 95 %
Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:
Within four years of admission to the university: 94 %
Within six years of admission to the university: 100 %
Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:
Degree Offered (e.g. BA, BS)/Program Name: BS/Accountancy
Degree Offered (e.g. BA, BS)/Program Name: BBA/Honors
Degree Offered (e.g. BA, BS)/Program Name: BBA with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management
Degree Offered (e.g. BA, BS)/Program Name: BBA with Majors in MIS, Marketing
Degree Offered (e.g. BA, BS)/Program Name: BBA with International Business Co-Major