Villanova University
Villanova, PA · Private nonprofit27%
Acceptance rate
1,466
SAT Average
$44,876
Avg net price
7,005
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 6Bachelor’s 1,875Master’s 887Doctoral 260 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 417Master’s 368Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 266Master’s 121Doctoral 14 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 257Master’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 207Master’s 32Doctoral 50 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 146Master’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 137Master’s 21Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 105Master’s 8Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 79Master’s 19Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 67Master’s 15Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 52Master’s 56Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 48Master’s 11Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 6Bachelor’s 21Master’s 2Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 20Master’s 13Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 16Master’s 11Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 12Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 8Master’s 20Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s 26Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 5Master’s 9Doctoral 6 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 3Master’s 5Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s 52Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s 36Doctoral 6 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 48Doctoral 184 |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Big East Conference
Projected sponsored sports24
Athletic participation
631 unique student-athletes · 20 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding · Decision released by Dec 1 · Financial Assistance Deadline due Nov 1
Early Action
Decision released by Jan 20 · Priority Filing Date for Financial Assistance due Nov 1
Early Decision II
Binding · Decision released by Feb 15 · Financial Assistance Deadline due Jan 15
Regular Decision
Decision released by Apr 1 · Priority Filing Date for Financial Assistance due Jan 15
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Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $66,838
- Required fees
- $938
- Food and housing
- $17,694
- Books and supplies
- $710
- Other expenses
- $2,300
- Total
- $88,480
- $73,1242019–2019–20
- $75,8352020–2120–21
- $77,8062021–2221–22
- $81,1052022–2322–23
- $84,9972023–2423–24
- $88,4802024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $44,876 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 43%
- Average share of need met
- 83.5%
- Average need-based grant
- $51,847
- Required forms
- FAFSA, CSS Profile, and CSS Noncustodial Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Villanova University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Villanova University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Villanova University runs two binding Early Decision rounds and a nonbinding Early Action plan. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Villanova University admits in-state applicants at 41.4%, out-of-state applicants at 28.9%, and international applicants at 11.3%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
1,804 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are required for some applicants. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 31. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 28% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 17%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
19% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
9% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
Villanova University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 16% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 19% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.87
High-school class rank
Among the 19% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Villanova University rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Very important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Important
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- Volunteer work
- Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
Villanova University’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Bars read against the $94,528 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $44,876 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 773 of 1,789 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
What that meant in 2025–26
Cost of attendance $94,528
Averages among the 773 first-years awarded need-based aid.
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Villanova University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Villanova University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
95% of Villanova University’s first-years return for a second year and 92.4% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03