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Villanova University is one of the leading colleges in Pennsylvania with the acceptance rate of 31%. Deadlines for application are Early Decision - November 1 and Early Action - November 1 and Regular - January 15 . For more information, call 610-519-4000 or send email at gotovu@villanova.edu.

22083 Enrolled 31% Acceptance Rate 30 - 33 SAT Range
Admissions
Academics
Tuition & Aid
Student Body
Campus Life
Careers

Admissions

  • Overview

    • Applicants: 22,083
    • Average HS GPA: 4.23
    • Acceptance Rate: 31%

  • GPA Breakdown

    • 37% — 3.75 - 3.99
    • 23% — 3.50 - 3.74
    • 9% — 3.25 - 3.49
    • 2% — 2.50 - 2.99

  • SAT & ACT Test Scores

    SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    650 - 710
    SAT Math 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    670 - 750
    ACT Composite Scores 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    30 - 33

  • Deadlines

    Early Decision
    November 1
    Early Action
    November 1
    Regular
    January 15

Academics

  • Majors

    AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
    Latin American Studies.
    Women's Studies.
    BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
    Biochemistry.
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
    Neuroscience.
    BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Accounting.
    Business Administration and Management, General.
    Business/Managerial Economics.
    Finance, General.
    Human Resources Development.
    International Business.
    International Business/Trade/Commerce.
    Management Information Systems, General.
    Marketing/Marketing Management, General.
    Real Estate.
    Taxation.
    COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Communication and Media Studies.
    Communication, General.
    Mass Communication/Media Studies.
    Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
    COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Computer and Information Sciences, General.
    Computer Science.
    EDUCATION.
    Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services.
    Secondary Education and Teaching.
    ENGINEERING.
    Chemical Engineering.
    Civil Engineering, General.
    Computer Engineering, General.
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    Engineering, General.
    Mechanical Engineering.
    Water Resources Engineering.
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
    English Language and Literature, General.
    FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
    Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.
    Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
    French Language and Literature.
    Italian Language and Literature.
    Spanish Language and Literature.
    HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Nurse Anesthetist.
    Nursing Practice.
    Pre-Dentistry Studies.
    Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies.
    Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.
    HISTORY.
    History, General.
    HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
    Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration.
    LEGAL PROFESSIONS AND STUDIES.
    Legal Studies, General.
    Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate).
    LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES.
    Humanities/Humanistic Studies.
    Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
    MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
    Mathematics, General.
    Statistics, General.
    MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
    Ancient Studies/Civilization.
    Biological and Physical Sciences.
    Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies.
    International/Global Studies.
    NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
    Environmental Studies.
    PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
    Islamic Studies.
    Philosophy.
    Religion/Religious Studies.
    PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
    Astronomy.
    Astrophysics.
    Chemistry, General.
    Physical Sciences.
    Physics, General.
    PSYCHOLOGY.
    Psychology, General.
    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS.
    Human Services, General.
    Public Administration.
    SOCIAL SCIENCES.
    Economics, General.
    Geography.
    Political Science and Government, General.
    Sociology.
    THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS.
    Theology/Theological Studies.
    VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
    Art History, Criticism and Conservation.
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.

  • Degrees

    • Associate
    • Bachelor's
    • Doctoral/Professional
    • Doctoral/Research
    • Master's
    • Post-Bachelor's certificate
    • Post-Master's certificate

  • Prominent Alumni

    Linus Pauling
    Only person ever to win two unshared Nobel Prizes
    Timothy S. Leatherman
    Inventor of the Leatherman tool
    Vince DeBar
    The first Bozo the Clown; Childrens Song Writer
    Mercedes Bates
    Other wise know as Betty Crocker
    Douglas Engelbart
    Inventor of the computer mouse
    Stacy Allison
    First American woman to summit Mount Everest
    Edward C. Allworth
    Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor

Tuition & Aid

  • Dates

    Notification Date
    Apr 1

  • Required Forms

    • FAFSA
    • Forms CSSProfile
    • Forms Divorced Parent

  • Expenses per Academic Year

    Tuition
    $56730
    Required Fees
    $730
    Average Cost for Books and Supplies
    $1100
    Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
    No
    Board for Commuters
    $6960
    Transportation for Commuters
    $2500
    On-Campus Room and Board
    $14975

  • Available Aid

    Financial Aid Methodology
    Federal and Institutional
    Scholarships and Grants Need-Based
    • Need-Based College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
    • Need-Based Federal Pell
    • Need-Based Private Scholarships
    • Need-Based SEOG
    • Need-Based State Scholarships
    Federal Direct Student Loan Programs
    • Direct PLUS Loans
    • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
    • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    Federal Family Education Loan Programs (FFEL)
    • Federal Nursing Loans
    Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
    Yes
    Direct Lender
    Yes

  • Financial Aid Rating

    • Financial Aid Rating 96/99

Student Body

  • Student Body Profile

    Total Undergraduate Enrollment
    7037
    Foreign Countries Represented
    49

  • Demographics

    • Asian 6.4%
    • African-American 4.99%
    • Hispanic 9.13%
    • Caucasian 72.45%
    • Male 47%
    • Female 53%
    • Аre out of state 79

Campus Life

  • Campus Life

    Undergrads living on campus
    69%
    Help finding off-campus housing
    Yes
    Quality of life rating 91/99
    First-Year Students living on campus
    96%
    Campus Environment
    Village
    Fire safety rating
    N/A

  • Special Needs Admissions

    College Entrance Tests Required
    Yes
    Interview Required
    No

  • Student Activities

    Registered Student Organizations
    250
    Number of Honor Societies
    36
    Number of Social Sororities
    14

  • Sports

    Athletic Division
    Division I
    Men's Sports (Crimson) (13)
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • Cross Country
    • Diving
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Lacrosse
    • Soccer
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    Women's Sports (Crimson) (15)
    • Basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • Crew Rowing
    • Cross Country
    • Diving
    • Field Hockey
    • Lacrosse
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Volleyball
    • Water Polo

  • Student Services

    Health
    LGBT Support Groups
    Minority Support Groups
    Army ROTC Offered on-campus, at cooperating institutions: Widener University Navy ROTC Offered on-campus Air Force ROTC Offered at cooperating institutions: St. Joseph's University

  • Sustainability

    As a testament to its commitment to sustainability, Villanova University recently launched a master’s degree program in sustainable engineering to complement its robust offerings in environmental education, including undergraduate majors in environmental science and environmental studies, a sustainability minor, and a first-year Environmental Leadership Learning Community. In addition to its green-minded academic programs, the university also operates the Villanova Storm water Wetland Project, the Villanova Recycling Program, and has signed the ACUPCC. The university has dictated that all new construction and major renovation on campus achieve LEED Silver certification or better. Villanova’s new law school, featuring a white membrane roofing system, plenty of natural light, and a digitally-automated building management system to track both energy and water consumption in real time, has achieved LEED Gold. The nursing school is also LEED Gold-certified and features water reduction controls, optimized energy performance, daylight harvesting, and an enthalpy heat recovery system. In line with this, Villanova diverts approximately 90 percent of waste from all campus construction projects from ever entering a landfill. Dining Services isn’t left out of the loop when it comes to conservation either. A fair trade university, Villanova, in partnership with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Villanova has instituted the Seafood Watch program, which requires members to only purchase and serve seafood that is “abundant, and caught or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.” Every resident dining hall on campus is trayless (serving to both reduce water consumption and food waste) and have complete vegetarian options available. The university’s dining services purchases 21 percent of its food from local and/or organic sources. Lastly, as part of its responsibility as a signatory of the ACUPCC, Villanova created a formal Climate Action Plan, which sets 2050 as the university’s target date for net climate neutrality.

    Green rating
    N/A

  • Campus Security Report

    Campus Security Report
    The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclosetheir security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annualcrime report and provide timely warnings to students and campusemployees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat tostudents and campus employees.
    Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety foradditional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
    The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's CampusSecurity Reports where available. Applicants can also access allschool-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety andSecurity Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office ofPostsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/

  • Other Information

    Campus-wide Internet Network
    Yes
    % of Classrooms with Wireless Internet
    100

Careers

  • Graduation Rates

    Graduate in 4 years
    87%
    Graduate in 5 years
    89%
    Graduate in 6 years
    90%

  • Career Services

    On-Campus Job Interviews Available
    Yes
    Career Services
    • Alumni Network
    • Alumni Services
    • Classes
    • Interest Inventory
    • Internships
    • Regional Alumni
    Opportunities at School
    • Coop
    • Experiential
    • Internship

  • ROI & Outcomes

    Information from PayScale:
    Starting Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Starting Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Percent High Job Meaning
    N/A
    Percent STEM
    N/A
    • Return on Investment (ROI) rating 0/99

    Contact & Visit

    • Campus Tours

      Campus Visiting Center
      • Monday to Friday
      • 9am to 5pm
      • 610-519-4000
      Campus Tours
      • Appointment Required: Yes
      • Dates: Year-round
      • Times: Varies
      • Average Length: 1 hour

    • On Campus Interview

      Campus Interviews
      No
      Information Sessions
      Available
      Times
      Varies
      please register at visit.villanova.edu
      N/A
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