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Villanova University

Basic Information

Type Private

Geographical Reach Regional

Religious Affiliation Catholic (Augustinian)

Location Villanova, PA

Population 4,500,000

Website http://www.villanova.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,005

Men / Women 46% / 54%

White 61%

Black 12%

Hispanic 11%

Asian 6%

Mixed 4%

International 2%

Native American 0%

From State 20%

From Region 42%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Business & Economics 30%

Humanities & Social Sciences 26%

Engineering 15%

Health Sciences 10%

Life & Natural Sciences 8%

Physical Sciences & Math 7%

Computer Science 3%

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 (50%)

Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)

Days Without Precipitation 248 (54%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 30%

Yield (Unbound) 15%

Early Decision 1 Nov 1

Early Action Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R2

Expenditure

Engineering, Computing & Math	$14M	#184
Humanities & Social Sciences	$2M	#220
Life & Natural Sciences	$9M	#255

Graduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences	219	#106
Engineering, Computing & Math	15	#184
Life & Natural Sciences	57	#273

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 28%

SAT Range 1410 – 1480

SAT Math Range 710 – 770

SAT RW Range 685 – 740

ACT Range 32 – 34

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Engineering	264	66% / 34%	1%	$105,507		99%
Chemical Engineering	55 —	44% / 56%	0%	$100,946	92	98%
Civil Engineering	54 —	57% / 43%	0%	$87,148	82	98%
Computer Engineering	47 —	74% / 26%	2%	$115,714	97	100%
Electrical Engineering	34 —	85% / 15%	3%	$109,527	96	100%
Mechanical Engineering	74 —	76% / 24%	1%	$113,966	97	99%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	857	37% / 63%	2%	$81,950		97%
Computer Science	40 +3	75% / 25%	5%	$115,730	97	—
Computing Sciences	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$105,266	94	90%
Information Technology	19 +19	53% / 47%	21%	$105,266	94	90%
Astronomy	8 —	50% / 50%	0%	$83,100	77	—
Astrophysics	45 —	24% / 76%	0%	$78,741	70	95%
Chemistry	20 +1	25% / 75%	0%	$71,948	56	—
Mathematics	30 +5	60% / 40%	7%	$95,240	88	100%
Physics	6 —	33% / 67%	17%	$83,573	77	—
Statistics	15 +5	53% / 47%	0%	$110,112	96	—
Biochemistry	26 +1	38% / 62%	0%	$77,087	67	—
Biology	90 —	34% / 66%	0%	$79,869	72	98%
Environmental Science	23 —	22% / 78%	4%	$65,719	38	94%
Environmental Studies	7 —	14% / 86%	0%	$65,719	38	94%
Economics	91 +8	65% / 35%	4%	$100,245	92	98%
Behavioral Neuroscience	22 —	23% / 77%	0%	$56,866	15	95%
Classics	— +1	—	—	$73,490	60	—
Communication	152 +5	32% / 68%	2%	$74,641	62	98%
Criminology	15 +6	33% / 67%	0%	$74,408	61	90%
English	14 +12	14% / 86%	0%	$70,587	52	98%
French	2 +6	50% / 50%	0%	$81,035	74	100%
Gender and Women's Studies	1 +5	0% / 100%	0%	$65,959	39	—
Geography	1 +8	100% / 0%	0%	$75,430	64	—
Global Interdisciplinary Studies	3 +4	33% / 67%	0%	$69,896	50	—
History	10 +4	50% / 50%	0%	$54,958	11	96%
Humanities	4 +13	50% / 50%	0%	$75,378	63	96%
Peace and Justice Studies	5 +8	0% / 100%	0%	$76,802	66	—
Philosophy	8 +3	62% / 38%	0%	$65,787	38	—
Political Science	80 +5	44% / 56%	2%	$85,999	80	98%
Psychology	96 +8	11% / 89%	1%	$73,774	60	93%
Public Administration	2 +3	0% / 100%	0%	$75,615	64	—
Sociology	9 +2	22% / 78%	0%	$81,088	74	100%
Spanish	2 +14	50% / 50%	0%	$81,035	74	100%
Theology	2 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$63,550	32	—
Secondary Education	4 +2	25% / 75%	0%	$58,183	17	—
Art History	4 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$53,195	9	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Professional Studies	22	68% / 32%	0%	$75,378		96%
General Studies	9 —	56% / 44%	0%	$75,378	63	96%
Liberal Studies	13 +1	77% / 23%	0%	$75,378	63	96%

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing		175	13% / 87%	1%	$93,510		95%
Nursing		175 —	13% / 87%	1%	$93,510	87	95%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Villanova School of Business	426	57% / 43%	1%	$121,005		96%
Accounting	95 +10	43% / 57%	2%	$114,801	97	99%
Business Economics	3 +6	67% / 33%	0%	$149,830	100	100%
Finance	214 +17	70% / 30%	0%	$133,548	99	97%
Human Resource Management	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$120,016	98	96%
Management	19 +3	53% / 47%	11%	$91,997	86	89%
Management Information Systems	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$121,458	98	95%
Marketing	75 +4	39% / 61%	1%	$99,683	91	91%
Organizational Leadership	3 +1	33% / 67%	0%	$91,997	86	89%
Real Estate	15 +16	73% / 27%	0%	$124,789	99	100%

Rankings

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