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Villanova University

Villanova, PA 6,938 Undergrads 89.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$88,293
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$41,536
After Aid
Median Earnings
$106,341
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$41,536
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$106,341
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$115,382
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate89.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)20.7
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients13.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time97.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS92.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
27.0%
SAT Avg
1,460
SAT Reading
25th: 68571075th: 740
SAT Math
25th: 71074075th: 770
ACT Composite
25th: 323375th: 34

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$879k
+$409k
+$393k
Median Cost$42k/yr
+$730k
+$260k
+$244k
Full Cost$88k/yr
+$562k
+$92k
+$75k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
25
∞
Median Cost$42k/yr
32
163%
Full Cost$88k/yr
48
24%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return134%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-27%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$24,187
Earnings (4yr)
$120,207
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$365k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$306k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,933
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$114,211
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$319k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$123,614
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$390k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$103,601
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$81,038
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$81,497
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
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Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$130,585
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$443k
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Median Debt
$26,970
Earnings (4yr)
$119,137
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$356k
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Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$100,288
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
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Median Debt
$26,835
Earnings (4yr)
$117,229
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$342k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,157
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
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Median Debt
$24,930
Earnings (4yr)
$131,996
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$453k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,080
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,700
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
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International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$53,181
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$118,712
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$353k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$109,642
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$284k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$24,524
Earnings (4yr)
$102,222
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$228k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$109,851
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$286k
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Median Debt
$26,475
Earnings (4yr)
$97,556
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$192k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,060
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physical Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4001
Median Debt
$22,342
Earnings (4yr)
$80,302
Natl Median: $68,944
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
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Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$45,198
Natl Median: $75,867
Lifetime Value Added
-$206k
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Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$83,179
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$24,242
Earnings (4yr)
$73,684
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
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Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$131,911
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
+$453k
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Median Debt
$24,878
Earnings (4yr)
$99,540
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$208k
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Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$94,964
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,535
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,215
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$104,120
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$201k
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Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$160,428
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$688k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$121,409
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
+$331k
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Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$109,388
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
+$247k
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Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$108,449
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,859
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
-$183k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$143,746
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
+$544k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,302
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$291k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, Other
MastCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$105,945
Natl Median: $129,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$217k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,241
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$254k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$121,007
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$348k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,419
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
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Median Debt
$37,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$62,012
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$128,221
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$410k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,173
Earnings (4yr)
$96,385
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k
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Median Debt
$37,518
Earnings (4yr)
$125,445
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$386k
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Median Debt
$40,990
Earnings (4yr)
$65,344
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
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Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$170,796
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$777k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,719
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,432
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
-$281k
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Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,226
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,630
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
DocCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,449
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$90,115
Earnings (4yr)
$129,021
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
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Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.