Villanova University

Villanova University is a private nonprofit college in Villanova, PA. Its average net price is $41,536 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$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
$110,001 and up$57,135
$70,826Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$70,826Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$41,536Average Net Price
$18,520Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,110Books and Supplies
$2,300Other Expenses
15.1%Students on Pell Grants
35.6%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

27.0%Acceptance Rate
685 to 740SAT Reading, Middle Half
710 to 770SAT Math, Middle Half
32 to 34ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$92,544
8 years after entry$102,863
10 years after entry$115,382
92.8%Graduation Rate
95.1%Retention Rate
$25,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Villanova, PALocation
Large suburbSetting
6,938Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$83,193 Small program - rough guide n=89$24,187 Small program - rough guide n=85
Astronomy and Astrophysics$41,014 National median for this major n=614Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$42,708 Small program - rough guide n=45$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=98
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemical Engineering$79,208 Small program - rough guide n=73$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=72
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$75,602 Small program - rough guide n=58$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=55
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Communications$57,318 Small program - rough guide n=99$21,750 n=106
Communications Technologies/Technicians$27,797 National median for this major n=285Not published
Computer Engineering$87,894 Small program - rough guide n=38$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=52
Computer Science$89,103 Small program - rough guide n=57Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263$24,250 Small program - rough guide n=43
Criminology$42,035 National median for this major n=10,302Not published
Economics$78,607 n=107$23,750 Small program - rough guide n=60
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$90,336 Small program - rough guide n=36$26,835 Small program - rough guide n=35
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$90,558 n=218$25,000 n=158
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Liberal Arts$49,677 Small program - rough guide n=38$25,796 Small program - rough guide n=38
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$83,686 n=110$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=76
Marketing$71,987 Small program - rough guide n=68$24,524 Small program - rough guide n=50
Mathematics$67,662 Small program - rough guide n=43$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=32
Mechanical Engineering$78,841 Small program - rough guide n=53$26,475 Small program - rough guide n=64
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$41,300 National median for this major n=472Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physical Sciences, General$49,783 National median for this major n=276$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=39
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$51,926 Small program - rough guide n=78$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=81
Psychology$44,569 Small program - rough guide n=51$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=89
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other$46,100 National median for this major n=313Not published
Real Estate$86,945 Small program - rough guide n=38Not published
Registered Nursing$95,659 n=295$27,000 n=209
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published

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