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Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Finance, General (11% of graduates). 10 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 76% of colleges. 63% of faculty are full-time. Spends $21,398 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

1,875 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 42% of graduates; 52 programs in 21 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Finance, General 52.080111% 208
    Graduates in this field earn $131,996 4 years out
  2. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.380111% 207
    Graduates in this field earn $99,540 4 years out
  3. Speech Communication and Rhetoric 09.01017.8% 146
    Graduates in this field earn $81,497 4 years out
  4. Psychology, General 42.01016.2% 117
    Graduates in this field earn $73,684 4 years out
  5. Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 45.06036.1% 114
    Graduates in this field earn $100,288 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Psychology, 3.8% → 7.3% of graduates since 2014–15 (137 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Finance and Financial Management Services$131,996 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $82,008

    4 years after completion$131,996
    National median: $83,343Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $109,786 · Non-Pell: $109,307(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,000 · 484 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Real Estate$131,911 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $75,702

    4 years after completion$131,911
    National median: $84,821Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $109,409(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 85 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Computer and Information Sciences, General$130,585 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $83,455

    4 years after completion$130,585
    National median: $92,374Above typical

    Median federal debt: $26,000 · 63 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Business/Managerial Economics$123,614 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $82,212

    4 years after completion$123,614
    National median: $77,981Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $111,908(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 44 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Accounting and Related Services$120,207 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $77,966

    4 years after completion$120,207
    National median: $76,194Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $89,262 · Non-Pell: $91,678(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,858 · 204 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college10 to 1
10 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 76% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 9 to 1 in its Common Data Set (8,295 students, 878 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

46%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 2% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–915010%
10–1956637%
20–2956436%
30–3919613%
40–49463%
50–99221%
100+40%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Cross-registration
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • English as a Second Language
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in English composition, a foreign language, history, humanities, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty63%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$124,818

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$21,398
$21,398
← Lessmore than 87% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$133,969
$133,969
← Lessmore than 82% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Villanova University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Villanova University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)