VILLANOVA

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

DEVELOPING BUSINESS LEADERS
FOR A BETTER WORLD ®

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The Villanova School of Business develops business leaders for a better world through the Augustinian values of truth, community, caring and leading through service.

VSB provides a world-class business education with undergraduate programs, graduate programs and executive education. Renowned faculty blend formal business training with real-world application to deliver an innovative and rigorous curriculum.

By bridging theory and practice, VSB helps students to develop into creative problem solvers who become ethical, influential leaders who know how to grow, analyze and protect business value.

Collaborative. Creative. Entrepreneurial. VSB educates leaders with a desire to effect positive change in their workplaces and their communities, as well as around the globe.

LEARN AT VSB

UNDERGRADUATE

Choose from 7 majors, 2 co-majors and 11 minors.
Business minors also are available for
non-business students.

GRADUATE

Get to know VSB’s graduate business programs including the flexible Villanova Professional MBA as well as in-person and online specialized masters options.

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

Explore VSB's highly experiential learning opportunities for business leaders, including the Villanova Executive MBA, specialized programs and certificates, and custom programming.

  

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS

VSB's 5 academic departments are home to VSB's undergraduate, graduate and executive programs and our more than 120 faculty members.

EXPLORE ALL PROGRAMS

Use our interactive Program Explorer to view and filter VSB's business programs according to your area of interest, format needs and more.

CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE

VSB’s institutes and centers of excellence drive the school’s pursuit of scholarly achievement, provide an outlet for cutting-edge research and help to guide curricular design.

EXPERIENCE VSB

 

 

FAST FACTS

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RANKED UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS SCHOOL
IN THE NATION
POETS & QUANTS

  

97.7%

of the vsb undergraduate
class of 2023 secured
career or other opportunities

  

$83,243

Mean Starting Salary
for the VSB Undergraduate
Class of 2023

  

6

INSTITUTES AND CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE

 

  

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RANKED BEST ONLINE MBA IN THE NATION BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

  

44,485

VSB ALUMNI MAKING A DIFFERENCE AROUND THE WORLD

  

NEWS

VSB Welcomes Eight New Faculty Members

VSB Welcomes Eight New Faculty Members

The Villanova School of Business (VSB) is pleased to welcome eight new faculty members. “VSB is proud of our world-class faculty and pleased to welcome these individuals to the team,” said Wen Mao, PhD, the Helen and William O’Toole Dean of VSB. “Each of these leaders brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that prepare and inspire our students for their future business careers.”

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

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Villanova School of Business Appoints Larry L. Fillian, Jr. as the New Associate Dean of Undergraduate Business Programs

Villanova School of Business Appoints Larry L. Fillian, Jr. as the New Associate Dean of Undergraduate Business Programs

After a national search, Villanova School of Business (VSB) announces Larry L. Fillian, Jr. as the new associate dean of Undergraduate Business Programs, effective September 3. In this role, Fillian will be responsible for leading the strategic and academic direction of VSB’s undergraduate business program and its offerings, and for overseeing VSB’s Clay Center for Student Services and O’Donnell Center for Professional Development. 

AUGUST 26, 2024

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Villanova School of Business Appoints Four New Endowed Faculty Appointments

Villanova School of Business Appoints Four New Endowed Faculty Appointments

The Villanova School of Business (VSB) has appointed four faculty to new endowed positions beginning Fall 2024. Christopher Kilby, PhD, has been named the inaugural James Joo Jin Kim Endowed Chair in Economics; Nitin R. Joglekar, PhD, will join VSB after an extensive national search as the John F. Connelly Endowed Chair in Management; Timothy B. McCulloch ’14 MBA, has been named the inaugural James F. Kelly Jr. ’55 VSB Endowed Professor of Practice in Professional Selling; and Benjamin Scheick, PhD, ’03 VSB, has been named the inaugural Hovnanian Family Endowed Chair in Real Estate.

AUGUST 19, 2024

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Dean Mao Recognized as a Philadelphia Business Journal 2024 Woman of Influence

Dean Mao Recognized as a Philadelphia Business Journal 2024 Woman of Influence

The Philadelphia Business Journal has announced Wen Mao, PhD, The Helen and William O’Toole Dean of the Villanova School of Business, among its 2024 Women of Influence honorees. The annual Women of Influence program recognizes 30 businesswomen leaving a mark on Greater Philadelphia at both for-profit companies or nonprofit organizations. The Business Journal’s editorial board reviewed hundreds of nominations submitted by the public to determine this year’s class of Women of Influence honorees. 

JULY 30, 2024

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