Villanova University
Private Research University in Villanova, PA. Six-year graduation rate 92%. Median 10-year earnings $100,423.
Ten-year median earnings of $100,423 are the headline number here, and they are strong ones. Completion is a strength: 92% of students finish within six years. Graduates carry a median of $25,874 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.26 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 92% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Villanova University admits 27% of applicants and is genuinely selective — roughly three in four applicants are turned away. 23,256 students applied, a pool deep enough to make the acceptance rate meaningful. Yield sits at 28% — the remainder of admitted students enroll elsewhere or not at all. The score bands below rest on the 19% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 685–740 | 323 (19%) |
| SAT Math | 710–770 | |
| ACT Composite | 32–34 | 164 (9%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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A 92% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. First-year retention of 95% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 77% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. The 10:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 7,011 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $37,201 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $17,823 at the $0–30k band to $58,741 at $110k+. Grant aid reaches 53% of students at an average of $43,959. Federal borrowing reaches 35% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,699 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $17,823 |
| $30–48k | $16,496 |
| $48–75k | $20,923 |
| $75–110k | $33,389 |
| $110k+ | $58,741 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,472 of these 7,011 students, totalling $16,656,741 — an average of $6,738 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Delaware County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)