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Villanova University

Villanova University
800 E. Lancaster Ave.
Villanova, PA 19085

Official telephone: (610) 519-4500
Website: https://www1.villanova.edu/university.html
Screen last updated on: September 2025
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 95%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 672 men, 590 women
Full-time faculty: 410 men, 355 women
Part-time faculty: 262 men, 235 women
Graduation rate: 92% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, online courses
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • General Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Physical Sciences, General
  • Physical Sciences, Other
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Communications Technology/Technician
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • Geography
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Islamic Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Management Information Systems and Services, Other
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Management Science
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, General
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
  • Real Estate
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Statistics, General
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Theology/Theological Studies
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
Certificates

  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Management Information Systems and Services, Other
Diplomas

  • Accounting
  • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  • American Government and Politics (United States)
  • Ancient Studies/Civilization
  • Applied Statistics, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Biochemical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Engineering, Other
  • Computer Hardware Engineering
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other
  • Electromechanical Engineering
  • Energy Systems Engineering, General
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • European History
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Resources Development
  • Human Resources Law
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • International and Intercultural Communication
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Journalism
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Literature, Other
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Medical Informatics
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Nurse Anesthetist
  • Nursing Education
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Pastoral Studies/Counseling
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Public Administration
  • Public Administration, Other
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Structural Engineering
  • Tax Law/Taxation
  • Taxation
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Theology/Theological Studies
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Water Resources Engineering
  • Women's Studies
Doctorates

  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Nursing Practice
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Theology/Theological Studies
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Applied Statistics, General
  • Biochemical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Energy Systems Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Resources Development
  • Human Services, General
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Management Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religious Institution Administration and Management
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Tax Law/Taxation
  • Taxation
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Theology/Theological Studies
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Water Resources Engineering

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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