Enrollment Trends at Villanova

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Total Enrollment

-542

Men

-128

Women

The student population at Villanova University is 10,041 (7,004 undergraduate and 3,037 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 670 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Villanova is 69.75% which is increased by 27 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 697 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.17 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

1,069 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -27.13% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,684 where 10,041 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

69.75% of total students is undergraduate students and 30.25% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 27 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 697 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.17 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Villanova than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Villanova University since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1610,7116,9773,3093,6683,7341,8531,881
2016-1710,842
131
6,999
22
3,273
-36
3,726
58
3,843
109
1,917
64
1,926
45
2017-1810,967
125
6,950
-49
3,2733,677
-49
4,017
174
1,983
66
2,034
108
2018-1911,030
63
6,917
-33
3,218
-55
3,699
22
4,113
96
2,020
37
2,093
59
2019-2010,848
-182
6,865
-52
3,256
38
3,609
-90
3,983
-130
1,894
-126
2,089
-4
2020-2111,032
184
7,037
172
3,292
36
3,745
136
3,995
12
1,885
-9
2,110
21
2021-2210,870
-162
7,032
-5
3,208
-84
3,824
79
3,838
-157
1,789
-96
2,049
-61
2022-2310,383
-487
6,989
-43
3,235
27
3,754
-70
3,394
-444
1,565
-224
1,829
-220
2023-2410,111
-272
7,063
74
3,259
24
3,804
50
3,048
-346
1,429
-136
1,619
-210
2024-2510,041
-70
7,004
-59
3,241
-18
3,763
-41
3,037
-11
1,379
-50
1,658
39
Average10,6846,9833,2563,7273,7001,7711,929
Villanova University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,983 where 7,004 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Villanova University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-166,9776,4003,0443,356577265312
2016-176,9996,4903,0553,435509218291
2017-186,9506,5253,0733,452425200225
2018-196,9176,5653,0713,494352147205
2019-206,8656,5283,0773,451337179158
2020-217,0376,7933,1593,634244133111
2021-227,0326,8123,0963,716220112108
2022-236,9896,7563,1003,65623313598
2023-247,0636,7833,0853,698280174106
2024-257,0046,7353,0673,66826917495
Average6,9836,9833,0833,5566,983174171
Villanova University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,700 where 3,037 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Villanova University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,7341,2816386432,4531,2151,238
2016-173,8431,2686476212,5751,2701,305
2017-184,0171,2616266352,7561,3571,399
2018-194,1131,3116476642,8021,3731,429
2019-203,9831,3105937172,6731,3011,372
2020-213,9951,3926637292,6031,2221,381
2021-223,8381,3806407402,4581,1491,309
2022-233,3941,5406728681,854893961
2023-243,0481,4906578331,558772786
2024-253,0371,5917088831,446671775
Average3,7003,7006497333,7001,1221,196
Villanova University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 67.42%. The percentage was 71.65% 10 years ago and Villanova still has a high percentage of white students. 6.59% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.36% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 10.14% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 71.65% to 67.42%. Asian enrollment grew from 6.06% to 6.59%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.84% to 6.36%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.66% to 10.14%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5253 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4748 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Villanova University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-161064962571397,674207
2016-171264960470867,674223
2017-181363059276667,687246
2018-19756856676467,688253
2019-20558358480037,829306
2020-21664656488667,931336
2021-22768861591767,694378
2022-23872159597187,141375
2023-24670661796796,911374
2024-2566626391,018106,770375
Average865060085177,500307
Villanova University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,069 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -27.13% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Villanova University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1610,7111,4675718,673
2016-1710,8421,5547948,494
2017-1810,9671,6251,2998,043
2018-1911,0301,5761,2228,232
2019-2010,8481,4281,0578,363
2020-2111,0322,8257,660547
2021-2210,8701,5511,2668,053
2022-2310,3831,2671,1327,984
2023-2410,1111,1131,5577,441
2024-2510,0411,0691,7687,204
Average10,6841,5481,8337,303

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