Applying to Villanova University

Villanova's acceptance rate is 25% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 24,410 students applied and 6,162 were admitted to the school. Based on its acceptance rate, it is relatively hard (lower than the national average) to get into Villanova. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 28.76% with 1,772 enrolled students out of 6,162 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,420 and the ACT score is 33 at Villanova.

To apply to Villanova, it is required to submit high school GPA and TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign language) score. It is considered but not required to submit admission test scores (SAT/ACT). Below tables and charts analyze Villanova's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $80 for applying undergraduate school and $50 for graduate school at Villanova University. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$80
Graduate Application Fees	$50
Admission Information	www1.villanova.edu/villanova/admission.html
Online Application	www1.villanova.edu/villanova/admission/overview.html
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 25.24% and the yield is 28.76%. 10,940 men and 13,470 women applied to Villanova and 2,950 men and 3,212 women students were accepted. Among them, 782 men and 990 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	24,410	10,940	13,470
Admitted	6,162	2,950	3,212
Enrolled	1,772	782	990
Acceptance Rate	25.24%	26.97%	23.85%
Yield	28.76%	26.51%	30.82%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 495 students (28% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 299 students (17%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 730 and the 25^th percentile is 660. The SAT Math score is 760 (75^th) and 690 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 34 (75^th percentile) and 31 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	660	730
SAT Math	690	760
ACT Composite	31	34
ACT Math	29	33
ACT English	33	35

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Villanova University are very competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,155, ACT: 69 - private (not-for-profit) Doctoral/Research University).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, and Recommendations to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Villanova University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Villanova Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended