About Villanova University

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Villanova University

Villanova, PA • 4-year Private • Acceptance Rate 27%

Villanova is a private university in Villanova, Pennsylvania. Villanova was founded in 1842 and enrolls 11,176 students.

Quick Facts
Total Enrollment	11,176
Campus Setting	suburb
Admission rate	27%

Tuition and fees
In State	$64,701
Out-of-State	$64,701
Paying For College

See The Official 2025-2026 CC Calendar for projected decision dates.

Admissions

For information about applying to Villanova University, see the school’s admission page and online application.

Test	25th percentile score	Median score	75th percentile score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	685	710	740
SAT Math	710	740	770
ACT Composite	32	33	34
ACT English	33	35	35
ACT Math	30	32	34

Consideration	Required	Not required but considered	Not considered
Secondary school GPA
Secondary school rank
Secondary school record
Completion of college-preparatory program
Recommendations
Formal demonstration of competencies
Admission test scores
English Proficiency Test
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Work experience
Personal statement or essay
Legacy status

Application type	Deadline
Early Action / Early Decision	Nov 1

Tuition & Fees

Visit the financial aid office’s website to learn more about the cost of attending Villanova University.

Cost Breakdown	In State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$63,806	$63,806
Fees	$895	$895
Room and Board	$16,896	$16,896
Books	$1,100	$1,100
Total (Before Financial Aid):	$82,697	$82,697

Majors

Major	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate
Business Administration and Management, General	22	216
Finance, General	231
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	175	42	11
Law			213
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	157	7
Accounting	105	27
Management Science	99	25
Psychology, General	104	13
Human Resources Development		105
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	90	15
Mechanical Engineering	74	26
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	99
Political Science and Government, General	85	12
Tax Law/Taxation		65
Civil Engineering, General	54	28
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	79
Computer Science	43	27
Chemical Engineering	55	6
Computer Engineering, General	47	8
Public Administration	0	47
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	34	16
Secondary Education and Teaching	6	41
Nursing Practice			46
Physical Sciences, General	45
Mathematics, General	35	8
Chemistry, General	21	17
Information Technology	38
Financial Mathematics		34
English Language and Literature, General	26	7
Real Estate	31
Environmental Science	23	6
History, General	14	13
Biochemistry	27
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services		27
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	1	24
Theology/Theological Studies	3	17	4
International Business/Trade/Commerce	24
Behavioral Neuroscience	22
Criminology	21
Religious Institution Administration and Management		20
Statistics, General	20
Taxation		15
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	14	0
Water Resources Engineering		12
Energy Systems Engineering, General		17
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	17
Computer Software Engineering		16
Applied Statistics, General		15
Spanish Language and Literature	16	0
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General		15
Engineering, General			15
Philosophy	11	1	2
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	13
Sociology, General	11
General Studies	9
Electrical and Computer Engineering		8
Geography	9
Business/Managerial Economics	9
Women’s Studies	6
Biochemical Engineering		6
Astronomy	8
French Language and Literature	8
Environmental Studies	7
International/Globalization Studies	7
Italian Language and Literature	6
Physics, General	6
Organizational Leadership	4
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	5
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	5
Management Information Systems and Services, Other	1
Human Resources Management and Services, Other	1
Computer and Information Sciences, General	1

Data source: IPEDS as of the January 6, 2026 release