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SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

        From:  1,250
        To:  1,390

ACT scores for full-time entering business students:

        Mean:  31
        Median:  30

ACT middle 50% range:

        From:  29
        To:  32

Citizenship of entering students

U.S.: 96  %
Canada: 0  %
Other countries: 4  %
Unknown: 0  %

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Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 4.2  %
Asian American: 9.2  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 7.5  %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0  %
Native American: .3  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 77  %
Chose not to report: 1.8  %
Other: 0  %

Entering students are from the following regions:

Northeast: 56  %
Mid-Atlantic: 27  %
South: 2  %
Southwest: 3  %
Midwest : 7  %
West: 4  %
Possessions and territories: 1  %

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FINANCIAL AID
  Financial aid handled by:
Central financial aid office at the university

Financial aid web site
http://www.villanova.edu/enroll/finaid/

Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students in previous academic year:
$  16,637,495

Institutional scholarship money to be distributed to undergraduate business students in current academic year:
$  17,093,654

Scholarships awarded to students in the business program based on:
A combination of need and merit

Other scholarship considerations:
N/A

Undergraduate business students receiving institutional scholarships for 2009-10 academic year:
49  %

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Undergraduate business students with full-tuition scholarships 2009-10:
8  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on merit, 2009-10 year:
64  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on need, 2009-10:
36  %

  Scholarship consideration process:
As part of the admissions application

  School offers guaranteed loans:
No

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PROGRAM BASICS
Institutional freshman retention rate:
94  %

Business students who graduate within four years:
94  %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:
99  %

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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BS
Hours: 123
Degree: BBA
Hours: 123

Other degree requirements:
N/A

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ACADEMICS
Average class size in required business courses:
28.7

Average class size in business electives:
24.8

Average class size in non-business electives required for admission to business program:
N/A

Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 23  %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 76  %
Classes with more than 50 students: 1  %

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CURRICULUM
Number of elective courses available in business program:
85

Electives added in current academic year:

Economics (Offered in Madrid): Spain The European Union and the Global Economy
Management: Global Social Entrepreneurship

Year of the last major change to the business program's core curriculum:
2009

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Finance

International Business

Marketing

Strategy

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Special programs for business students:
The VSB Read to Lead program is an integral part of the undergrad business curriculum. Its goal is to connect and inspire all first-years around a common, highly-relevant theme through the collective reading of one book. The book serves as a foundational thread throughout the year, weaving together concepts from Business Dynamics I and II and providing a launching point for integrative discussions, projects, and topic analyses. http://www.villanova.edu/business/undergrad/curriculum VSB first-years are also encouraged to participate in one of Villanova's nationally-recognized themed Learning Communities. Through these Communities, students form friendships as they live and learn together in specially-designated residence halls. Students take their humanities seminar together, which includes tailored co-curricular programs such as lectures, cultural events, and site visits. The Leadership Experience, Environmental Leadership, and Global Community are among the most popular Learning Communities on campus. http://www.villanova.edu/studentlife/learningcommunities

  Business program offers work study or co-op opportunities:
Yes

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Work study opportunities description:
In addition to extensive and diverse internship opportunities, VSB offers students CoOps--which are 6-month, full-time job experiences. VSB CoOps include: The Delaware County DA’s Office Forensic Accounting/Economic Crimes CoOp; 2) The DuPont Marketing Communications CoOp; 3) The Johnson & Johnson Finance/Accounting CoOp; 4) The McNeil Brand Marketing CoOp; and 5) The SAP Management Information Systems CoOp. http://www.villanova.edu/busines ... ter/internship_coop

  Business program offers study abroad opportunities:
Yes