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Villanova University

Villanova, PA · CDS 20242025 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Roman Catholic

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Overall admit rate
27.0%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
27.7%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
82.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$89,632
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Avg loan debt at graduation

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates
Total all graduate
Grand total all students

Admissions

Total applicants23,256
Total admitted6,274
Total enrolled1,740
Overall admit rate27.0%
Admit rate — women26.4%
Admit rate — men27.7%
Yield rate27.7%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date1-Nov
ED notification date15-Dec
# admitted under ED plan920
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date1-Nov
EA notification date20-Jan
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT19.0%
% submitting ACT9.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile685
SAT EBRW 75th %ile740
SAT Math 25th %ile710
SAT Math 75th %ile770
ACT Comp 25th %ile32
ACT Comp 75th %ile34
% in top 10% of HS class75.8%
% in top 25% of HS class92.6%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$69,846
Tuition — out-of-state$69,846
Required fees$1,266
Room and board$18,520
Total cost — in-state$89,632
Total cost — out-of-state$89,632

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$50,485
Avg % of need met82.0%
% with 100% of need met22.9%
Avg merit grant (no need)
Avg loan debt at graduation

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist4,026
# admitted from waitlist563
Waitlist admit rate29.1%
Transfer applicants (total)552
Transfer admit rate43.3%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio10:1
% faculty full-time39.4%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)27.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$43,756Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)91.4%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)90.3%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate95.0%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$104,228Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant11.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan36.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full26.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress43.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress12.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time3.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white67.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black6.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino11.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian6.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women46.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men54.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white74.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino3.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian7.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international7.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services23.0%
Engineering14.0%
Social Sciences13.5%
Health Professions And Related Programs10.8%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs7.7%
Psychology7.2%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences5.5%
Physical Sciences4.1%