Villanova University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Villanova University is a private research university in Villanova, PA (suburb setting), with 7,063 undergraduates (54% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 25% of 23,127 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1400–1510 on the SAT and 32–34 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $84,997 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $37,946 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 92% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, engineering, social sciences. The campus reported 3.02 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Villanova University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $64,701
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 82 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Villanova University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Villanova University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | BIG EAST Conference | 34 | 6 over | 4 | $1.9M | $55,447 | 1000 | |
| Baseball | BIG EAST Conference | 38 | 4 over | 4 | $1.7M | $44,030 | 997 | |
| Men's Basketball | BIG EAST Conference | 15 | at cap | 7 | $16M | $1,060,673 | 1000 | |
| Women's Basketball | BIG EAST Conference | 28 | 13 over | 7 | $5.2M | $184,229 | 995 | |
| Men's Cross Country | BIG EAST Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | BIG EAST Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Field Hockey | BIG EAST Conference | 27 | at cap | 1 | $1.4M | $51,862 | 997 | |
| Football | Patriot League | 96 | room 9 | 8 | $8.8M | $91,668 | 983 | |
| Men's Golf | BIG EAST Conference | 11 | 2 over | 3 | $327k | $29,705 | 1000 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | BIG EAST Conference | 47 | room 1 | 5 | $2M | $42,853 | 1000 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | BIG EAST Conference | 47 | 9 over | 5 | $1.9M | $41,123 | 998 | |
| Women's Rowing | Coastal Athletic Association | 46 | room 22 | 5 | $959k | $20,853 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | BIG EAST Conference | 29 | 1 over | 5 | $1.5M | $50,242 | 995 | |
| Softball | BIG EAST Conference | 21 | room 4 | 4 | $1.8M | $87,287 | 996 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | BIG EAST Conference | 25 | room 5 | 1 | $490k | $19,611 | 1000 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | BIG EAST Conference | 31 | 1 over | 4 | $1.7M | $53,305 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | BIG EAST Conference | 12 | 2 over | 2 | $221k | $18,425 | 992 | |
| Women's Tennis | BIG EAST Conference | 12 | 2 over | 2 | $396k | $33,013 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | BIG EAST Conference | 97 | 52 over | 1 | $2.1M | $21,559 | 991 | |
| Women's Track & Field | BIG EAST Conference | 88 | 43 over | 1 | $2.2M | $24,578 | 1000 | |
| Women's Volleyball | BIG EAST Conference | 19 | 1 over | 4 | $1.9M | $98,128 | 1000 | |
| Women's Water Polo | Metro Conference | 21 | room 3 | 2 | $420k | $20,014 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.