What GPA do you need to get into Villanova?

Among 108 applicants who posted a Villanova admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.93 and the middle half reported 3.82 to 4.00 (78 reported a GPA). Villanova sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.

What SAT score do you need for Villanova?

Among 108 applicants who posted a Villanova admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,515 and the middle half scored 1,460 to 1,550 (68 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 34.

Does applying early help at Villanova?

In these posts, 72% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (48 of 67), against 56% in regular decision (15 of 27). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.

What extracurriculars do Villanova admits have?

The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (71%), athletics (65%), work/job (42%), debate/mun/speech (38%). 86% held at least one leadership role and 60% listed a national or international award.

What is the Villanova acceptance rate?

The official rate is published by Villanova in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

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How to get into Villanova

What 108 admitted applicants actually had: their grades, test scores, activities, awards and intended majors, counted from 164 Villanova results that students posted for the 2016 to 2026 cycles. Every number below is counted, not estimated.

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Villanova admits by the numbers

Median unweighted GPA

3.93

Middle half 3.82 to 4.00

Median SAT

1,515

Middle half 1,460 to 1,550

Median ACT

Middle half 34 to 35

Median weighted GPA

4.43

Middle half 4.20 to 4.62

Results posted: 108 admitted, 35 rejected, 21 waitlisted. People who post results are a self-selected group, so this is not the Villanova acceptance rate; the official rate is in Villanova’s Common Data Set.

Admitted vs. rejected: grades are not the difference

Median	Admitted	Rejected
Unweighted GPA	3.93	3.62
SAT	1,515	1,490
ACT	34	31

When the rejected applicants’ numbers sit this close to the admitted ones, the decision was made somewhere else in the file: the activities, the essays and the letters. That is where the rest of this page looks.

What Villanova admits did outside class

Share of admitted applicants listing at least one activity of each type.

Nonprofit/Service71%
Athletics65%
Work/Job42%
Debate/MUN/Speech38%
Business/Entrepreneurship32%
Music30%
Tutoring/Teaching28%
Internship26%

Held a leadership role

86%

Founded something

40%

National or intl. award

60%

Did research

19%

Early vs. regular decision at Villanova

Early (67 results)72%
Regular (27 results)56%

Share of posters in each round who were admitted. Early applicants are a different group (often stronger and more certain), so read this as a description of these posts, not as odds.

Intended majors of Villanova admits

Political Science15%
Engineering13%
Business12%
Biology8%
Economics6%
Neuroscience5%

Who got in

Of the admitted posters, 12% first-generation, 11% low income, 11% underrepresented minority, 16% legacy, 1% recruited athlete and 1% international. Of those who said where they enrolled, 5% chose Villanova.

Three recent Villanova admits

2026 cycle · RD · Public Policy
Health-policy-minded DECA leader and club-sports captain who worked through housing and utility instability.
GPA 3.87 UW · SAT 1510 · Original post
2026 cycle · EA · Political Science
Feminist magazine founder and policy-minded student who combined writing, mock trial, and a Senate internship.
GPA 3.82 UW · ACT 34 · Original post
2026 cycle · Math
Tennis captain and video-game world #1 interested in math and political science, with personal investing and a weather project.
GPA 3.76 UW · SAT 1530 · Original post

Where else Villanova admits got in

Villanova admissions questions

What GPA do you need to get into Villanova?: Among 108 applicants who posted a Villanova admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.93 and the middle half reported 3.82 to 4.00 (78 reported a GPA). Villanova sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.
What SAT score do you need for Villanova?: Among 108 applicants who posted a Villanova admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,515 and the middle half scored 1,460 to 1,550 (68 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 34.
Does applying early help at Villanova?: In these posts, 72% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (48 of 67), against 56% in regular decision (15 of 27). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.
What extracurriculars do Villanova admits have?: The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (71%), athletics (65%), work/job (42%), debate/mun/speech (38%). 86% held at least one leadership role and 60% listed a national or international award.
What is the Villanova acceptance rate?: The official rate is published by Villanova in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

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Source: self-reported results posts on r/collegeresults, each linked from our Database, counted across the 2016 to 2026 cycles with transfer applicants excluded. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Villanova. All colleges