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Villanova acceptance rate

Villanova University · Villanova, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · 6,938 undergraduates

27.0%
accepted, fall 2024
23,256
applications
6,274
offers of admission
1,740
enrolled (28% of those admitted)

Getting in has become much harder. In fall 2014 Villanova admitted 49% of applicants; in fall 2024, 27%. Only about 6 in 100 four-year colleges admit a smaller share of applicants. Boston College is the hardest to get into among the six schools closest to Villanova in size and selectivity (16%); Case Western Reserve is the easiest (37%).

Acceptance rate since 2001

0%20%40%60%2001200320052007200920112013201520172019202120242001 50%2002 47%2003 53%2004 58%2005 51%2006 43%2007 42%2008 39%2009 46%2010 45%2011 44%2012 46%2013 49%2014 49%2015 48%2016 44%2017 36%2018 29%2019 28%2020 31%2021 25%2022 23%2023 25%2024 27%
Share of first-time, first-year applicants offered admission, by fall term.
Show the numbers by year
FallAppliedAdmittedRateEnrolled
202423,2566,27427.0%1,740
202323,1275,81025.1%1,740
202223,8355,57623.4%1,779
202124,4106,16225.2%1,772
202022,0836,77030.7%1,700
201922,9096,47028.2%1,695
201822,7416,64529.2%1,688
201721,1237,60536.0%1,724
201617,2727,51443.5%1,678
201516,2067,76147.9%1,700
201415,7057,74849.3%1,668
201314,9667,31948.9%1,659
201214,9016,79845.6%1,642
201115,3946,76844.0%1,644
201014,3656,48745.2%1,651
200913,0986,07946.4%1,643
200815,1025,96339.5%1,604
200713,7605,71841.6%1,604
200612,9155,51142.7%1,636
200510,3945,33851.4%1,628
20049,1755,31657.9%1,653
200310,8965,78153.1%1,559
200210,8955,13447.1%1,582
200110,2915,13849.9%1,943

Applications and offers

010k20k30k20012004200720102013201620192024AppliedAdmitted2001 Applied: 10k Admitted: 5k2002 Applied: 11k Admitted: 5k2003 Applied: 11k Admitted: 6k2004 Applied: 9k Admitted: 5k2005 Applied: 10k Admitted: 5k2006 Applied: 13k Admitted: 6k2007 Applied: 14k Admitted: 6k2008 Applied: 15k Admitted: 6k2009 Applied: 13k Admitted: 6k2010 Applied: 14k Admitted: 6k2011 Applied: 15k Admitted: 7k2012 Applied: 15k Admitted: 7k2013 Applied: 15k Admitted: 7k2014 Applied: 16k Admitted: 8k2015 Applied: 16k Admitted: 8k2016 Applied: 17k Admitted: 8k2017 Applied: 21k Admitted: 8k2018 Applied: 23k Admitted: 7k2019 Applied: 23k Admitted: 6k2020 Applied: 22k Admitted: 7k2021 Applied: 24k Admitted: 6k2022 Applied: 24k Admitted: 6k2023 Applied: 23k Admitted: 6k2024 Applied: 23k Admitted: 6k
First-year applications received and offers made, by fall term.

Acceptance rate for women and men

Fall 2024AppliedAdmittedRate
Women13,0463,45026.4%
Men10,2072,82327.7%

SAT, ACT and test policy

Test scores in admission
Considered if submitted (test-optional)
SAT reading and writing
685 to 740 (middle 50% of enrolled students)
SAT math
710 to 770
ACT composite
32 to 34

Colleges similar to Villanova

The six private nonprofit four-year colleges closest to Villanova in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.

CollegeAcceptance rateUndergraduatesAvg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Case Western Reserve
Cleveland, OH		37%6,437$44,622$89,865
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA		29%3,876$50,021$109,954
Lehigh
Bethlehem, PA		26%5,898$25,272$116,342
Spelman College
Atlanta, GA		25%3,414$46,089$65,773
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT		33%5,373$49,906$101,587
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA		16%10,085$38,930$112,178

Admissions counts are first-time, first-year applicants reported by Villanova to IPEDS for each fall term (2001 to 2024), read from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Test score ranges and policy come from the College Scorecard. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · Villanova on College Scorecard