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Villanova University

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Villanova, PA
Population 4,500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,005
Men / Women 46% / 54%
White 61%
Black 12%
Hispanic 11%
Asian 6%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 30%
Humanities & Social Sciences 26%
Engineering, Computing & Math 25%
Life & Natural Sciences 20%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $69,846
Est. Cost of Attendance $84,793
10-Year ROI $245,000
ROI Percentile 92th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 95%
4-Year Graduation Rate 89%
6-Year Graduation Rate 92%
Transfer-Out Rate 7%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (54th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 19%
Yield (Unbound) 15%
Early Decision Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $14M #185
Humanities & Social Sciences $2M #222
Life & Natural Sciences $9M #262
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 219 #109
Engineering, Computing & Math 15 #186
Life & Natural Sciences 57 #294

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 28%
SAT Range 1,395 – 1,510
ACT Range 32 – 34

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering 264 66% / 34% 1% $107,660
Chemical Engineering 55 44% / 56% 0% $103,006
Civil Engineering 54 57% / 43% 0% $88,927
Computer Engineering 47 74% / 26% 2% $118,076
Electrical Engineering 34 85% / 15% 3% $111,762
Mechanical Engineering 74 76% / 24% 1% $116,292
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 857 37% / 63% 2% $84,119
Astronomy 8 50% / 50% 0%
Astrophysics 45 24% / 76% 0% $80,348
Computer Science 40 +3 75% / 25% 5%
Computing Sciences 1 100% / 0% 0% $107,414
Information Technology 19 +19 53% / 47% 21% $107,414
Mathematics 30 +5 60% / 40% 7% $97,184
Physics 6 33% / 67% 17%
Statistics 15 +5 53% / 47% 0%
Biochemistry 26 +1 38% / 62% 0%
Biology 90 34% / 66% 0% $81,499
Chemistry 20 +1 25% / 75% 0%
Environmental Science 23 22% / 78% 4%
Environmental Studies 7 14% / 86% 0%
Economics 91 +8 65% / 35% 4% $102,291
Behavioral Neuroscience 22 23% / 77% 0%
Classics
Communication 152 +5 32% / 68% 2% $76,164
Criminology 15 +6 33% / 67% 0% $75,927
English 14 +12 14% / 86% 0% $72,028
French 2 +6 50% / 50% 0% $82,689
Gender and Women's Studies 1 +5 0% / 100% 0%
Geography 1 +8 100% / 0% 0%
Global Interdisciplinary Studies 3 +4 33% / 67% 0%
History 10 +4 50% / 50% 0%
Humanities 4 +13 50% / 50% 0% $76,916
Peace and Justice Studies 5 +8 0% / 100% 0%
Philosophy 8 +3 62% / 38% 0%
Political Science 80 +5 44% / 56% 2% $87,754
Psychology 96 +8 11% / 89% 1% $75,280
Public Administration 2 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Sociology 9 +2 22% / 78% 0% $82,743
Spanish 2 +14 50% / 50% 0% $82,689
Theology 2 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Secondary Education 4 +2 25% / 75% 0%
Art History 4 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Professional Studies 22 68% / 32% 0% $76,916
General Studies 9 56% / 44% 0% $76,916
Liberal Studies 13 +1 77% / 23% 0% $76,916
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing 175 13% / 87% 1% $142,000
Nursing 175 13% / 87% 1% $142,000
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Villanova School of Business 426 57% / 43% 1% $122,599
Accounting 95 +10 43% / 57% 2% $105,657
Business Economics 3 +6 67% / 33% 0% $152,888
Finance 214 +17 70% / 30% 0% $136,273
Human Resource Management 1 100% / 0% 0% $122,465
Management 19 +3 53% / 47% 11% $126,537
Management Information Systems 1 0% / 100% 0% $123,937
Marketing 75 +4 39% / 61% 1% $101,717
Organizational Leadership 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $126,537
Real Estate 15 +16 73% / 27% 0% $127,336