School Location:

VILLANOVA, PA

School Type:

PRIVATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY

How difficult is it to get into Villanova?

Of the 23,842 applicants who applied to join Villanova’s Class of 2028, 23.5% or 5,603 were accepted. 87% were in the top 10% of their high school class, and reported test scores were within the 1450-1530 middle 50% SAT range and a 33-35 middle 50% ACT range. As such, most applicants should consider Villanova to be a match or low reach school as they work to build a balanced college list.

What is the campus like at Villanova?

Villanova is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, just 12 miles outside of Philadelphia, and 95 miles south of NYC—just a two hour drive away. Students at Villanova enjoy access to both an urban center and a quiet, peaceful campus.

The Villanova University housing system consists of 31 buildings: 17 traditional residence halls and 14 apartment-style halls, located on Main, South, and West campus. Each residence houses between 30 and 540 residents,

98% of freshmen live on campus, and one third of those first-year students live in COMMUNITAS living and learning communities, which allow for integrated academic and community living. Students in COMMUNITAS communities live together and take both a one-credit Communitas course and an Augustine and Culture Seminar (ACS) course all together.

Students are guaranteed housing for three consecutive years, after which only one-third of the senior class have the opportunity to continue living on campus.

Villanova has more than 300 student organizations, broadly divided into categories including:

• Academic Organizations
• Service and Advocacy Organizations
• Campus Recreation
• Cultural and Identity-Based Organizations
• Media Organizations
• Office Ambassadors
• Religious and Spiritual Organizations
• Student Interest Groups

You can find a list of student organizations at Villanova here.

In addition, Villanova does have a Greek life system with 23 current active chapters and over 1,477 affiliated members. Like the rest of the Villanova community, members of Greek life dedicate themselves to service, and have raised over $90,000 in philanthropy. To become a member of the Greek community, students must have completed at least one semester at Villanova, and have a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA. Villanova does not have fraternity and sorority housing.

How diverse is Villanova?

Of the 6,989 students enrolled at Villanova in the fall of 2022, 148 or 2% were nonresidents, 758 or 10.8% were Hispanic or Latino, 403 or 5.8% were Black or African American, 4,766 or 68.2% were white, 3 were American Indian or Alaska Natives, 508 or 7.3% were Asian, 6 were Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 283 or 4.0% were two or more races, and 114 were of an unknown race or ethnicity. International students at Villanova hail from nearly 50 countries,

How do I apply to Villanova?

Students can apply to Villanova using the Common Application. The school offers four application options: Early Decision I, Early Action, Early Decision II, and Regular Decision.

• Early Decision I and Early Decision II are binding application options, meaning that students who are admitted through the early decision applications must attend if accepted. Early Action applications are non-binding.
• Early Decision I and Early Action applications are due November 1st. ED applicants hear back of their admissions decision by December 15th while early action applicants are notified of the admissions decision by January 20th. Early Decision II and Regular Decision applications are due January 15th and applicants are notified of their admissions decisions February 15th and by April 1st, respectively.

Villanova takes a holistic approach to reviewing applications. Applying to Villanova requires submission of the following:

• Common Application
• Villanova Supplements
• Secondary School Report
• High school transcript
• Standardized Testing – Optional for applicants through the 2025-2026 admission campaign
• One teacher letter of recommendation
• Optional Counselor Recommendation
• Senior year grades
• $80 application fee

Villanova does not conduct admission interviews, nor do they consider demonstrated interest as part of their admission process. Please note:

• “Villanova School of Business: past successful applicants have had at least one year/one unit of high school Calculus (beyond Pre-Calculus), if Calculus is offered at their school. If given the choice, it is advised students take Calculus over Statistics if only one can be taken.
• College of Engineering: a Physics course is required for all engineering applicants. Calculus is strongly encouraged (beyond Pre-Calculus), if Calculus is offered at your school.
• Fitzpatrick College of Nursing: applicants are required to have successfully completed at least one year/one unit of Biology and Chemistry during high school. Advanced levels of Biology and Chemistry are strongly encouraged.”