Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania · Private · 6,938 undergraduates · villanova.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
28%
of 25,841 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1420 to 1490
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$100,930Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Villanova University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
28% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$100,930
a year in 2027-28, from a $100,930 sticker price
What to do with your 1450
Send your score
About 74% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1350, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Frequently Asked Questions · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan15Early Decision II · January 15, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
28%
of applicants were admitted: 7,272 of 25,841 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 1/20.
Early Decision
Binding. 60% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
5,449 students were offered a spot; 28 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 19% of them sent SAT scores and 9% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1420 to 1490
Reading and Writing 700 to 750
Math 710 to 770
ACT composite 32 to 34
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.87
- 4.032%
- 3.75 to 3.9941%
- 3.50 to 3.7423%
- 3.25 to 3.492.6%
- 3.00 to 3.241%
- 2.50 to 2.990.3%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$100,930
a year
- Tuition$75,910
- Fees$1,060
- Food and housing$20,130
- Books and supplies$1,210
- Transportation and other$2,620
Villanova University published $97,048 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$21,459
- $30,001 to $48,000$15,356
- $48,001 to $75,000$25,787
- $75,001 to $110,000$31,719
- Over $110,000$57,135
Financial aid
84%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$51,847
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
6.7%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $38,439 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 1/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Also asks for
- Dependent student parents sign federal tax return with all schedules and W- (text cut off as published)
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Villanova National Merit Scholarship
$500 to $2,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
30 of 30
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $7,590Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 4 | 3 | AAH 1102 (or AAH 1101) |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIO 2105 & BIO 2106 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MAT 1500 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MAT 1500 & MAT 1505 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MAT 1500 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 2 | CHM 1103 & CHM 1104 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHM 1151 & CHM 1152 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | CHI 1009 & CHI 1010 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSC 1300 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CSC 1051 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | CSC 1020 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 1020 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 1020 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | GEV 1052 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIS 1021 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FFS 1119 & FFS 1120 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | GEV 1002 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | ITA 1119 & ITA 1120 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | JPN 1009 & JPN 1010 |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | LAT 1119 & LAT 1120 |
| Macroeconomics | 5 | 3 | ECO 1002 |
| Microeconomics | 5 | 3 | ECO 1001 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHY 1102 & PHY 1103 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY 1100 & PHY 1101 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSY 1000 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPA 1119 & SPA 1120 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPA 1119 & SPA 1120 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | STAT 1230 (or CSC 2300) |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSC 1100 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIS 1003 (or HIS 1002 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIS 1050 (or HIS 1040) |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
93%
Come back for a second year
95%
Typical earnings
$115,382
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Villanova University$146,896
- All colleges$89,719
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 27 majors here have earnings data.
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