First-Year Applicants | Villanova University (2024)

Villanova University is a member of the Common Application. A complete application for admission will include:

• Common Applicationwith essay. Please be sure to fully complete the activities section of the Common Application, as supplemental resumes and accomplishments after submission cannot be added to your application.
• Villanova Member School Section withVillanova Writing Supplements

Within 48 hours after your application is received, you'll receive information on how to set up your Applicant Status Page to track your application's status and to ultimately view your decision.

Villanova requires a non-refundable $80 application fee (paid via the Common Application). Eligible students with financial need may secure an application fee waiver through the Common Application, theCollege Board,ACT,NACACor by completing the Villanova Application Fee Waiverrequest form.

If you use Flywire to pay your fee, it will take a few days for us to receive payment and update the checklist on your Applicant Status Page.

When completing the Common Application, you will be asked to provide the name and email of your secondary school counselor in order for them to complete the Secondary School Report and submit to Villanova along with a copy of your official transcript. If you do not have a school counselor, a teacher or school administrator may submit the Secondary School Report and transcript on your behalf.

Secondary School Report

The Secondary School Report provides Villanova with an overview of your high school, including coursework and rigor.

High School Transcript(s)

Villanova requires an official transcriptdetailing your coursework and grades starting in grade nine through your most recently completed term. If you have previously attended a different high school or taken courses at a local college, please be sure to have those grades sent to us as well. They may be reported on your current high school transcript or sent on a separate transcript from that other institution.

• Villanova School of Business:past successful applicants have had at least one year/one unit of high schoolCalculus (beyond Pre-Calculus), if Calculus is offered at their school. If given the choice, we advise students to take Calculus over Statistics if only one can be taken.
  
• College of Engineering:a Physics course isrequiredfor all engineering applicants. Calculus is strongly encouraged (beyond Pre-Calculus), if Calculus is offered at your school.
• Fitzpatrick College of Nursing:applicants arerequiredto have successfully completed at least one year/one unit of Biology and Chemistry during high school. Advanced levels of Biology and Chemistry are strongly encouraged.

School counselor recommendations are optional.

When completing the Common Application, you will be asked to provide the name and email of your secondary school counselor should you wish for them to complete a letter of recommendation on your behalf.

In fairness to all applicants, we will only consider the one required letter of recommendation from a teacher with an optional letter from a school counselor or college-access advisor.

Any additional letters will not be a factor in our application process and will not be added to your application.

Villanova University remains test-optional for applicants through the 2025-26 admission campaign. View ourFrequently Asked Questionsfor more information.

While SAT/ACT results have been a part of our application process,​​​​​ we have always taken a holistic approach to our decision making. Grades, strength of curriculum, writing supplements, extra-curricular activities and recommendations all remain important components of our admission review. Under this policy, students may choose whether or not to submit SAT and/or ACT results for consideration when submitting their applications.

Reporting Scores

Applicants who choose to submit SAT or ACT scores may share either official or self-reportedscores.Scores can be self-reported via a form on the student's Applicant Status Page.Students sharing self-reported scores will not be required to submit official scores unless they are admitted and choose to enroll.

To be considered official, scores must be sent to Villanova University directly from the testing agency (Villanova's ACT code is3744 and SAT code is2959). Scores are also official if listed on the student's official high school transcript.

The Admission Committee will superscore the highest subscores from the SAT and/or ACT from multiple testing dates.

Testing Deadlines

Early Decision I and Early Action: test scores reported by November 10 will be considered.

Early Decision II and Regular Decision: test scores reported by January 31 will be considered.

Homeschool Applicants

Applicants who have been homeschooled for more than one full academic year in high school (this does not include virtual or online learning programs or applicants who had to learn remotely due to the pandemic) are required to submit SAT and/or ACT scores.

Applicants are not required to submit an application for financial assistance to be considered for admission. However, if you intend to apply for need-based aid, you should do so at the same time you apply for admission. Applicants must submit both theFree Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and theCSS Profile. Learn more about applying for financial assistance.

U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents

Villanova University's admission process isneed-blindfor U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents. This means that submitting an application for financial assistance will have no bearing on the admission decision.

International Applicants

International applicants (Non-U.S. Citizens/Non-Permanent U.S. Residents) mayapply for limited need-based financial assistance and be nominated for the Presidential Scholarship. Due to limited funding for international students, admission review is need-aware. This means a family’s ability to pay for costs associated with studying at Villanova will be taken into consideration in the admission decision. International applicants go through the same holistic review process as domestic applicants, with finances taken into consideration at the end of that review process.