Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
4,124
53.4% Female
46.6% Male

Institution Overview

System
-2
School Type
Private not-for-profit (religious affiliation)
Religious Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
Suburb: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
185
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
39
Doctoral Research
4
Doctoral Professional
2
Distance
1
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.17%
American Indian or Alaska Native
6.26%
Asian
5.92%
Black or African American
6.45%
Hispanic or Latino
0.05%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
69.74%
White
2.81%
Two or more races
2.01%
Unknown
6.60%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$50
Admissions Office Web Address
https://www1.villanova.edu/university/undergraduate-admission.html

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition
$21,261

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
Yes
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
39
Doctor's Degree Research
4
Doctor's Degree Professional
2
Doctor's Degree Professional (Distance)
1
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
64
Post Master's Certificate
14
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Post Master's Certificate Yes No
American Government and Politics (United States Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Ancient Studies/Civilization Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Biochemical Engineering Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree Yes No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree Yes No
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Master's Degree Yes No
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Computer and Information Sciences, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Computer Engineering, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Engineering, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Computer Hardware Engineering Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Computer Science Master's Degree Yes No
Computer Software Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Electromechanical Engineering Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Engineering Mechanics Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Engineering, General Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Environmental Science Master's Degree Yes No
European History Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Financial Mathematics Master's Degree Yes No
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
History Teacher Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
History, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Human Resources Development Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
International and Intercultural Communication Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
International Relations and Affairs Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Journalism Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Law Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Literature, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Management Science Master's Degree Yes No
Mass Communication/Media Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Materials Engineering Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Mathematics Teacher Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Medical Informatics Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Nurse Anesthetist Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Nursing Practice Doctoral – Professional Yes Yes
Operations Research Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Organizational Behavior Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Organizational Communication, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Organizational Leadership Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Pastoral Studies/Counseling Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Philosophy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Psychology, General Master's Degree Yes No
Public Administration Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Secondary Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Spanish Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Structural Engineering Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Tax Law/Taxation Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Taxation Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Theology/Theological Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Water Resources Engineering Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Women's Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 791 769 22 0
With faculty status 791 769 22 0
Tenured 381 381 0 0
On tenure track 98 98 0 0
Not on tenure track 312 290 22 0
Multi-year contract 241 221 20 0
Annual contract 62 60 2 0
Less-than annual contract 9 9 0 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
No
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average Tuition
$21,261
Financial aid office web address
https://www1.villanova.edu/university/office-of-financial-assistance.html
Tuition fee varies by residency status
No
Typical Room
$9,016
Typical Board
$7,880
Tuition & Fees
Amount
Full time Average Tuition$21,261
Full time Fees$100
Part time, per credit hour$1,119

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramTuitionFees
Law $52,863 $575

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
4,124
53.4% Female
46.6% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.17%
American Indian or Alaska Native
6.26%
Asian
5.92%
Black or African American
6.45%
Hispanic or Latino
0.05%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
69.74%
White
2.81%
Two or more races
2.01%
Unknown
6.60%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 4 3
Asian 122 136
Black Or African American 107 137
Hispanic Or Latino 123 143
Non-resident Alien 152 120
White 1,320 1,556
Two Or More Races 46 70
Unknown 45 38

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
1,232
46.0% Male
54.0% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
35
45.7% Male
54.3% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
203
38.4% Male
61.6% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
335
31.3% Male
68.7% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
2
100.0% Male
0.0% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenNo
None of the above services are offeredYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085-1699
Phone
610-519-4500
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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