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Compare with Pennsylvania Public Colleges

Compare with Pennsylvania Public Colleges for Villanova University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$47,132 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$45,850 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	$57,001 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$56,462 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Abington Abington, PA	$52,508 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$51,804 lower in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA	$51,804 lower in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$52,568 lower in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Erie Behrend College Erie, PA	$51,804 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$52,568 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Berks Reading, PA	$51,804 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PA	$52,568 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, PA	$52,568 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State York York, PA	$52,568 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA	$52,568 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Shenango Sharon, PA	$53,752 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport, PA	$53,368 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State New Kensington New Kensington, PA	$53,368 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg Greensburg, PA	$53,066 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA	$53,368 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA	$53,368 lower in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$53,496 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Fayette Eberly Lemont Furnace, PA	$53,368 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Pennsylvania Private Colleges

Compare with Pennsylvania Private Colleges for Villanova University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$910 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$1,530 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$5,364 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$36 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$2,796 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$2,378 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$2,282 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$2,912 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$18,790 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$4,971 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$1,136 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$14,516 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$2,126 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$3,018 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$1,856 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Allegheny College Meadville, PA	$11,226 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ursinus College Collegeville, PA	$6,566 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA	$25,536 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA	$14,964 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Grove City College Grove City, Pennsylvania	$46,076 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Villanova University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$58,782 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$51,828 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$55,967 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$58,977 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$45,973 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$50,966 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$53,556 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$56,845 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$57,209 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$50,004 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$53,526 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$41,862 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$49,847 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$56,840 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$60,394 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$46,732 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$67,776 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$48,718 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$48,144 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$54,520 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$47,802 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$60,436 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$60,312 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$53,136 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$67,776 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$58,823 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$50,810 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$58,777 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$60,324 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$59,204 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$52,072 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$58,945 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$67,776 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$52,478 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$59,151 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Villanova University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$6,100 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$4,980 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$982 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$5,088 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$2,546 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$326 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$526 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$1,538 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$241 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$2,248 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$2,926 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$3,636 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$5,380 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$1,614 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$4,069 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$2,861 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$66 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$492 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$2,928 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$5,088 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$10,720 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$2,530 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$696 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$2,112 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$9,005 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$3,254 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$10,624 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$14,756 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$2,704 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$6,776 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$2,546 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$3,695 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$14,486 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$304 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$10,116 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$14,606 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$784 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$1,168 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$4,226 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$20,026 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$8,502 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$2,566 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$269 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$486 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$18,666 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$14,376 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$9,426 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$5,931 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$600 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Villanova University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$5,160 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$2,142 higher in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$2,751 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$3,496 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$6,483 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$2,792 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$736 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$902 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$134 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$10,696 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$17,715 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$8,016 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$15,390 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=216597.

Last updated: August 2026