Is Villanova test optional?

Yes. You can apply without a score. A common rule is to send it if it's at or above 1410 and hold it if it's under.

What is Villanova's acceptance rate?

27% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 6,274 of 23,256 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 44%, from 16,206 in 2015 to 23,256 in 2024, and Villanova's admit rate went from 48% to 27%.

What ACT score do you need for Villanova?

9% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 32–34, with a median of 32. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1410–1490 works out to about 31–34.

Why might Villanova's SAT range look high?

Only 19% of enrolled students sent an SAT. The range counts only those who did, and students with lower scores tend to hold theirs back.

Does applying early decision help at Villanova?

54% of early decision applicants were admitted (920 of 1,696), against 27% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at Villanova?

563 of the 1,938 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 29%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Villanova? (Middle 50%: 1410–1490)

First-year students at Villanova who sent an SAT scored 1410–1490, with a median of 1410 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Villanova admits 27% of applicants and is test optional.

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Where your score lands at Villanova

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1410–1490, median 1410

Your score

Middle 50% of admitted students Median Fewer than half sent a score, so the range runs high

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Villanova by the numbers

Admit rate: 27%
Middle 50% SAT: 1410–1490
Median SAT: 1410
About on the ACT: 31–34
Sent an SAT: 19%

Test optional · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Villanova admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Villanova admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 44%, from 16,206 in 2015 to 23,256 in 2024, and Villanova's admit rate went from 48% to 27%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	23,256	6,274	27%
2023	23,127	5,810	25%
2022	23,835	5,576	23%
2021	24,410	6,162	25%
2020	22,083	6,770	31%
2019	22,909	6,470	28%
2018	22,741	6,645	29%
2017	21,123	7,605	36%
2016	17,272	7,514	44%
2015	16,206	7,761	48%

In fall 2024, 1,740 of the 6,274 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Villanova

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?

Under 1360Far reachHold
1360–1400ReachHold
1410 and upTargetSend

1250135014501550

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.

Villanova SAT sections and ACT

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	710	710	770
SAT Reading and Writing	685	685	740
SAT total	1410	1410	1490
ACT composite	32	32	34

Of enrolled first-year students, 19% sent an SAT and 9% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Villanova early decision and waitlist

Early decision

920 of 1,696 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision54%
All applicants27%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

4,026 applicants were offered a spot, 1,938 took it, and 563 were admitted from it.

29%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Villanova cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $43,756; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 92%
Median earnings: $100,423; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 7,528

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Villanova

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

Sources

Villanova Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Villanova admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
Villanova website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1410–1490, and the median was 1410. At 1410 or higher you're above half of them. Villanova admits 27% of applicants.

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