M. Louise Fitzpatrick
College of Nursing
WHY VILLANOVA NURSING?
Villanova Nursing innovates and educates. We build nursing science that informs practice. We live and breathe Villanova University's Augustinian values in our approach to nursing as a profession, mission and healing ministry in a diverse society.
You will graduate ready to care, research, teach, advocate and discover. As you graduate you will enhance a powerful, compassionate alumni network whose members serve the vulnerable, think globally and lead.
We make personalized investments in you—whether you're new to nursing or more seasoned in your career. You will be challenged in an integrated way to be an independent thinker and problem solver, a nurse who contributes to the profession and promotes health for patients and populations. You will collaborate with faculty experts and have access to superior clinical and teaching resources in Driscoll Hall and around the globe. Because we are committed to creating unique and compelling opportunities for you to learn and advance, we are consistently honored by the National League for Nursing as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education.
EXPLORE YOUR FUTURE
BACHELOR'S
MASTER'S
DOCTORAL
CONTINUING EDUCATION
CENTERS
RESEARCH
FAST FACTS
$69,380
AVERAGE UNDERGRADUATE STARTING SALARY
98.8%
SUCCESSFUL UNDERGRADUATE PLACEMENT RATE
10,038
ALUMNI WORLDWIDE
5
CONSECUTIVE DESIGNATIONS AS
NLN CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
106
PhD GRADUATES SINCE 2008
13
GLOBAL HEALTH SITES
NEWS
Bedford Falls Fund Doubles Giving to Villanova Nursing with Additional $2.5 Million Commitment to the Joanne and William Conway Scholarship Program
Villanova University’s M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing has received another $2.5 million commitment from the Bedford Falls Fund, increasing the Fund’s giving to the College over the past year to a total of $5 million toward expanding the College’s Second Degree Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree track. This program creates new pathways for those who already have a college degree to embark on a nursing career. The Fund’s initial commitment of $2.5 million in May 2021 launched the Joanne and William Conway Scholarship Program to recruit and enroll an annual cohort of 20 Conway Scholars over each of the next five years in the Second Degree Accelerated BSN track, starting in 2022. With the doubling of the gift, there will now be an annual cohort of 40 Conway Scholars over each of the next five years, for a total of 200 Villanova nurses supported by this program.
Villanova Nursing Ranked Among Top 4% of Undergraduate Nursing Programs in Nation
The M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing is ranked among the top nursing schools in the United States – 23rd out of the 694 listed – in the inaugural 2022 US News & World Report ranking of Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs, released September 13. According to the rankings, Villanova Nursing is listed as the 2nd highest ranked undergraduate program in the Philadelphia region, the 2nd highest ranked Catholic nursing program in the country, the 3rd highest ranked undergraduate program in Pennsylvania, and is overall listed among the top 4% of undergraduate nursing programs in the country.
Dr. Sunny Hallowell Selected as Prestigious Macy Faculty Scholar
Dr. Sunny Hallowell, pediatric nurse practitioner and assistant professor, has been selected as a Macy Faculty Scholar, following a highly rigorous and selective national process. She joins a forward-thinking group of five researchers in the 2021 class of nurses and physicians, honored for their creativity and impact. She will design, develop, and test Inclusive Clinical Advocacy - Responsible Education through a web-based virtual gaming simulation (ICARE-VGS) to support healthcare providers’ development of clinical and communication skills to promote equity, diversity and belonging in the communities they serve.
MSNO: Ready to Build Community Connections with Students of Color
Born from the desire of four sophomore nursing students to create meaningful academic and social connection for themselves, the Multicultural Student Nurses Organization (MSNO) was launched in March, the newest student organization in the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing (FCN). The founders - Naomi Tegene, Dominica Villegas, Salina Berhane and Caprice Beato-Lembert - brought their dream to fruition since the idea germinated last year as a study group. The students soon realized that through their shared experiences and backgrounds they could help more underrepresented students in the FCN. Building community was a guiding star in the development of their new organization- a sentiment which all four echo.