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
HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CENTERS
RESEARCH & INNOVATION
FAST FACTS
$89,982
AVERAGE UNDERGRADUATE STARTING SALARY (Class of 2024)
95.2%
SUCCESSFUL UNDERGRADUATE PLACEMENT RATE
10,644
ALUMNI WORLDWIDE
6
CONSECUTIVE DESIGNATIONS AS
NLN CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
137
PhD GRADUATES SINCE 2008
6
GLOBAL HEALTH SITES
EDUCATORS. SCHOLARS. MENTORS.
NEWS
From Patient Care to AI Pioneers: Nursing Students Explore Career Possibilities in Silicon Valley
Three Nursing students enriched their understanding of global innovation, technology and entrepreneurship during a weeklong immersion experience in Silicon Valley and San Francisco January 5-10. Through Villanova in the Valley, which is held over winter break every year, senior Khabria Fisher-Dunbar, senior Mya Stinson and sophomore Brian Teeter traveled across the country with 15 other students in a variety of majors to make valuable connections with Villanova alumni and gain direct access to founders and C-level executives at industry-leading organizations.
WXVU and WXV&U Health Receive National Recognition for Third Consecutive Year
For the third consecutive year, WXVU 89.1: The Roar, Villanova University’s student-run radio station, and WXV&U Health, the first nurse-led health and well-being department in college radio, received national recognition from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS). WXV&U Health is a partnership between WXVU and the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing (FCN), in collaboration with Villanova’s Office of Health Promotion.
M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing Receives Largest Gift in Its History from the Bedford Falls Foundation
The Bedford Falls Foundation has pledged $9 million to Villanova University’s M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing (FCN)—the largest donation in the College’s history—for student scholarships and academic support.
Simulation and Learning Resource Center at Fitzpatrick College of Nursing Earns Prestigious Accreditation
The M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing’s Simulation and Learning Resource Center (SLRC) has earned full accreditation, and also accreditation in the optional area of Teaching/Education, from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH).