Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb
- 6,938 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 27%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $41,536per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 92%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $115,38210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Founded in 1842, Villanova is one of two Catholic, Augustinian colleges in the United States; the other is Merrimack College.
All first-year students must take the two-semester Augustine and Culture Seminar sequence.
Source: Fulfilling Core Curriculum Course Requirements | Villanova University
Students admitted to Villanova as residential students are guaranteed on-campus housing for three consecutive years.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 27%About 3 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1395–1510Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 32–34Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Villanova University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
73% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.87. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 28%7,272 admitted of 25,841 first-year applicants
- Early decision admit rate
- 60%1,005 admitted of 1,680. Early decision is binding: you commit to attend if admitted.
- Off the wait list
- 1%28 admitted of 2,205 who stayed on the wait list (5,449 were offered a spot)
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1420–149019% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 32–349% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 81%95% were in the top quarter.
Early applicants often include recruited athletes and students who knew this was their first choice, so a higher early rate doesn't mean applying early raises any one student's odds by that much.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Essay
Important
- Recommendations
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Volunteer work
Considered
- Class rank
- Test scores
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Work experience
Not considered
- Interview
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Villanova University Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $41,536full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $88,293sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $70,826Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 92%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 95%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $115,38210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 6,938Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 15%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 13%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA — admits 89%
- Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA — admits 84%
- University of Scranton Scranton, PA — admits 81%
- Drexel University Philadelphia, PA — admits 79%
Also worth a look
- Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA — admits 12%
- Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA — admits 14%
- Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH — admits 37%
- Tufts University Medford, MA — admits 11%
- The University of Tampa Tampa, FL — admits 40%
- Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA — admits 29%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Villanova University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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