Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania · Website
$100,423
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$100,423
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Villanova University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Villanova, Pennsylvania with 6,938 undergraduates and 3,037 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $43,756 a year (tuition and fees $67,776). It admits 27% of applicants and 92% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $100,423 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,874 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$43,756
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$67,776
US median $11,837
Admission rate
27%
US median 78%
Completion rate
92%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,874
About $274 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$100,423
Rank 52 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $43,756
- Tuition and fees
- $67,776
- Cost of attendance
- $84,793
- Students with a need-based grant
- 12%
- Students with federal loans
- 35%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,823
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,496
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $20,923
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $33,389
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $58,741
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $47,616 in 2015-16 to $67,776 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 27%
- Average SAT
- 1,460
- SAT reading, middle
- 695
- SAT math, middle
- 725
- ACT, middle
- 33
- Undergraduates
- 6,938
- Graduate students
- 3,037
- Part-time students
- 3.0%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 92%
- Retention rate
- 95%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 159
- Endowment
- $1.3B
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 52 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $43,756 | $19,970 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $67,776 | $19,182 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 27% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 92% | 66% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 95% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,874 | $17,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $84,905 | $42,275 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $100,423 | $49,700 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 90% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 91% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
159 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 262 | $40,193 | $127,993 | $160,428 | $103,485 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 253 | $26,000 | $82,008 | $131,996 | $83,343 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 195 | $23,250 | $86,241 | $99,540 | $88,910 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 169 | $69,861 | $74,646 | $129,021 | $107,773 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 167 | $26,228 | $52,294 | $81,497 | $56,359 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 149 | $36,369 | $98,528 | $121,007 | $83,558 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 127 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 115 | $25,620 | $46,549 | $83,179 | $63,293 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 112 | $26,497 | $67,065 | $100,288 | $82,686 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 109 | $27,000 | $76,606 | $109,642 | $86,176 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 96 | $27,000 | $31,818 | $73,933 | $57,214 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 95 | $25,858 | $77,966 | $120,207 | $76,194 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's | Master's | 91 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 89 | $21,500 | $35,462 | $73,684 | $50,706 |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 81 | $38,458 | $72,577 | $96,385 | $81,408 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 75 | $26,747 | $69,633 | $102,222 | $69,303 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 73 | $25,995 | $80,962 | $97,556 | $92,135 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 62 | $39,491 | $115,618 | Withheld | $124,807 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $27,000 | $71,525 | $81,038 | $86,517 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $27,000 | $72,379 | $103,601 | $98,158 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public AdministrationGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Real EstateBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $27,000 | $75,702 | $131,911 | $84,821 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 43 | $69,358 | $125,417 | $125,445 | $120,193 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 42 | $20,500 | $80,265 | $104,120 | $95,833 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Villanova and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Pennsylvania
- Homes: Homes for sale in Pennsylvania
Questions and answers
How much does Villanova University cost?
$43,756 a year is the average net price at Villanova University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $67,776, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $84,793. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,823 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Villanova University?
27% of applicants are admitted to Villanova University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,460 and the middle ACT score is 33. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Villanova University graduates earn?
$100,423 a year is the median pay of former Villanova University students who work, 10 years after they started ($84,905 after 6 years). That ranks 52 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Taxation (Master's) at $130,913.
How much student debt do Villanova University graduates have?
$25,874 is the median federal student loan debt of Villanova University graduates, about $274 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 35% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Villanova University?
92% of first-time, full-time students at Villanova University finish within 6 years. 95% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Villanova University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (262 master's graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (253 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (195 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 159 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.