Villanova University
CCNE AccreditedVillanova University offers a comprehensive nursing education with programs accredited by the CCNE. You can choose from various delivery formats including traditional on-campus, 100% online, or hybrid options. Known for its strong emphasis on academic excellence and clinical practice, Villanova prepares you for a successful nursing career.
Villanova University at a glance
- Villanova University's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 92.04% on 201 candidates (2025) — down 1 pts since 2021.
- Across 5 reported years (2021–2025), the candidate-weighted average is 93.1% over 1,021 total candidates.
- Opportunity Score: 78/100 — our weighted composite of NCLEX outcomes, tuition, clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Strongest components: Graduation rate and NCLEX pass rate.
- Clinical placement access scores 83/100, based on the hospital systems this school places students into.
- Listed program tuition ranges from $21,750 to $220,000 total across 5 programs.
- 9 nursing programs listed — BSN, DNP, MSN, PhD, RN-BSN offered on campus / hybrid / online.
- Programmatic accreditation: CCNE.
92.04%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2025, 201 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
93.1%
Candidate-weighted average, 2021–2025
Source: State board of nursing
78/100
Opportunity Score
Source: MyNursingSchools methodology
83/100
Clinical placement access
Source: School-published clinical partners
- Programs Offered
- 9
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 92%
- Clinical Access
- 83/100
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Villanova University, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 93.1% over 1,021 candidates.
Villanova University's latest reported year is 2025, and that 92.04% — from a cohort of 201 first-time candidates — is 4.5 points above the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92.04% | 201 |
| 2024 | 96.52% | 201 |
| 2023 | 94.59% | 222 |
| 2022 | 88.69% | 168 |
| 2021 | 93.01% | 229 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Villanova University.
Nursing Programs at Villanova University(9)
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Villanova Universityoverall score
Strengths
- Graduation rate
- NCLEX pass rate
- Clinical partnerships
Watch-outs
- Online flexibility
- Tuition affordability
Score breakdown
- NCLEX pass rate89
- Job market strength76
- Graduation rate92
- Online flexibility45
- Tuition affordability48
- Clinical partnerships83
The Opportunity Score blends NCLEX pass rate, tuition affordability, graduation outcomes, schedule flexibility, hospital clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Missing inputs are excluded and remaining weights are redistributed proportionally. How we calculate this.
Villanova Universityclinical access
- Affiliation with over 70 hospitals and health care systems for clinical placements.
- Students do not find their own clinical sites; placements are coordinated by the College.
- Simulation and Learning Resource Center with extensive labs and SSH accreditation.
- Community-based clinical experience at Unity Clinic in South Philadelphia.
Named hospital & health-system partners
- Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Sources: www1.villanova.edu, www1.villanova.edu, www1.villanova.edu. How we score this
Admissions at Villanova University
- •For Traditional BSN (first‑degree) program: No official admissions rate or minimum GPA is published on the Villanova site.
- •For Second‑Degree BSN (accelerated programs):
- •Alternate Sequence Curriculum: prospective applicants should have a GPA of 2.75 or higher; GPA below 2.75 may be considered if performance in science courses is 2.75 or higher. Required prerequisites include Anatomy & Physiology (6–8 credits), Chemistry with organic component (3–4 credits), Cell Biology/Genetics/Microbiology (3–4 credits), plus Nutrition or Statistics (3 credits).
- •BSNExpress (14‑month accelerated): prospective applicants should have a GPA of 3.0 or higher; GPAs below 3.0 may be considered if science coursework is 3.0 or higher. Prerequisites include: Anatomy & Physiology (6–8 credits), Chemistry with organic component (3–4 credits), Cell Biology/Genetics/Microbiology (3–4 credits), Developmental Psychology (3 credits), Nutrition (3 credits), Pathophysiology (3 credits), Statistics (3 credits), and Theology/Religious Studies (6 credits).
- •For Graduate nursing programs (master’s, DNP, Nurse Practitioner/Anesthesia tracks):
- •Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 or above required for most tracks.
- •Graduate Catalog (2024–25) specifies a GPA above 3.0 required for all programs; applicants to Nurse
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Villanova University
- •Delivery formats (online, hybrid, or on‑campus)
- •Doctor of Nursing Practice (Post‑Master’s DNP) is offered in a “flex” format, with online delivery including synchronous classes one night per week (with occasional semester‑dependent adjustments).
- •Villanova’s College of Professional Studies (CPS)—while not specific to nursing—offers online, on‑campus, and hybrid program options, including accelerated “Fast Forward” 7‑week courses.
- •For other nursing programs (e.g. Bachelor of Science in Nursing), explicit mention of online or hybrid formats was not found; the traditional BSN appears fully on‑campus.
- •Evening, weekend, or multiple cohort start options
- •DNP programs include evening synchronous classes (6:30–8:30 pm ET), with start in early summer and on‑campus residencies in fall, spring, and summer (1 day in fall/spring, 1–3 days in summer).
- •CPS programs offer evening courses to accommodate working professionals.
- •No explicit mention of weekend classes or multiple start‑date cohorts for nursing programs was
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
DNP
Minimum GPA: 3.2
Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 or above required for most tracks.
Evening synchronous classes.
DNP – Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
Minimum GPA: 3.2
Designed for working professionals with three options: full-time, part-time, and flex.
MSN — Family Nurse Practitioner
Minimum GPA: 3.2
Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 or above required for most tracks.
Evening synchronous classes.
MSN — Nursing Education
Minimum GPA: 3.2
Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 or above required for most tracks.
Online delivery including synchronous classes one night per week.
PhD in Nursing
Minimum GPA: 3.2
Delivered in a hybrid format: fall and spring semesters are offered via synchronous distance learning; summer sessions are held on-campus.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.