University

Villanova University

Bachelor in Real Estate

Program overview

As a Real Estate major or minor at VSB, you'll gain insight into real estate investment, development, capital markets, accounting, and law, along with understanding its role in corporate strategy and the global economy. The curriculum integrates site visits, case studies, expert insights, and industry-standard software to bridge theory and practice. Course projects involve valuing real retail centers and office buildings, and a capstone development project covering site selection, market analysis, project completion, and resale.

Last updated: February 8, 2024

Villanova School of Business

800 East Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA 19085

Academic Information

Degree offered

Bachelor in Real Estate

Length of program

4 Years

Number of Credits Required

125

Mode of learning

On campus

Courses and disciplines/concentrations offered

FRESHMAN YEAR

  • Ancients
  • Moderns
  • Intro to Micro
  • Intro to Macro
  • The Literary Experience
  • Business Calculus
  • Business Statistics
  • Knowledge, Reality, Self
  • B2B:FR Experience
  • Information Technology
  • Business Dynamics
  • Financial Accounting

 

SOPHOMORE YEAR

  • Faith, Reason, and Culture
  • Backpack-to-Briefcase: SO Sem
  • Introduction to MIS
  • Corp Respon & Regulation
  • Business Analytics
  • Principles of Finance
  • Competitive Effectiveness
  • Behavioral Science
  • History Elective
  • Humanities Elective

JUNIOR YEAR

  • Three Major Courses
  • Non Business Elective
  • Global Political Econ
  • The Good Life: Eth & Cont Prob
  • Backpack-to-Briefcase: JR Sem
  • Prin of Managerial Accounting
  • Operations & Supply Chain Management
  • Computer Science or Natural Science
  • Computer Science or Social Science or Natural Science

 

SENIOR YEAR

  • VSB 4002 – Strategic Think & Implem
  • Free Electives (15 Credits)

Real Estate Extracurricular Opportunities

Notable traditions & events

Mulroy Real Estate Challenge at Villanova University: This national real estate development case competition gathers 16 teams of the next generation of real estate leaders with judges and sponsors representing leading real estate firms.

Real estate extracurricular activities available

Ignite Change Case Competition: The competition focuses on a social or environmental issue within the built environment and gives students of all backgrounds and majors a chance to connect, think creatively, and initiate conversations about real-world problems.

Networking opportunities

Real Estate Career Conference: Students hear from a panel of young alumni and sit with professionals to learn about various career paths in the commercial real estate industry. The Conference allows students to begin building critical industry relationships.

Dilella Center Golf Outing: Every August, the DiLella Center hosts its annual Golf Outing and Clinic at Union League National Golf Club in Cape May, NJ, which supports Center programs and funds student scholarships for the upcoming academic year.

The Closing Dinner: Brings real estate community members together to support and celebrate the DiLella Mulroy Real Estate Student Managed Fund and real estate education at Villanova.

Recruiting

General info on roles students fill after graduation

  • Commercial Assistant Property Manager
  • Assistant Property Manager
  • Property Management Coordinator
  • Leasing Manager- Cornado Place and Towers (Student Living)
  • Private Real Estate Analyst
  • Real Estate Securities Analyst (REITs)
  • Investment Sales Commercial Brokerage
  • Asset Manager
  • Analyst
  • Real Estate Construction Analyst
  • Real Estate Acquisition Analyst
  • Junior Investment Associate
  • LCOR Development
  • Lee Associates
  • Lily Development
  • Link Industrial Properties
  • Livingston Street Capital
  • Main Line Health
  • Morgan Properties
  • MSC Retail
  • Newmark Night Frank
  • Palladian Realty Capital
  • Pennrose
  • PGIM
  • Precision Realty Group
  • PwC
  • Quaker Lane Capital
  • RXR Realty
  • Savills
  • Saxum Real Estate
  • SSH Real Estate
  • SITE Centers
  • Stockton Real Estate Advisors
  • Trinity Property Consultants
  • Twenty Lake
  • WashREIT
  • Wells Fargo

Common employers​

  • Alliance
  • Alterra Property Group
  • Altus Group
  • Avison Young
  • B6 Real Estate Advisors
  • Beacon CRE
  • Berkadia
  • Capital One
  • CBRE
  • CenterSquare
  • City Line Capital
  • DLC Management
  • Equus Capital Partners
  • EY
  • Exeter Property Group
  • Five Below
  • FPA Multifamily
  • GMH Capital Partners
  • Haverford Properties
  • HFF
  • IRT Living
  • JLL
  • KPMG
  • Landmark Partners

Faculty and Research

Faculty & Staff for the Program

Financial Information

Tuition fees

63,800 a year

Financial aid

Available.

Scholarships

Available.

Opportunities or support

Available.

General information

Where is the program housed on campus?

The program is housed at the Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate.

Campus Size

Villanova University is a private Catholic research university with a campus size of 260-acre

Contact Information

Admissions Office

Austin Hall 800 E. Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA 19085, USA

610-519-4000

Villanova Real Estate Society (VRES)

Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Ave Bartley Hall, Suite 2059 Villanova, PA 19085, USA

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