STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS
As part of Villanova's commitment to the health and well-being of its community, the University works to ensure that our students have access to quality health insurance.
Villanova offers a University-sponsored health insurance plan through United Healthcare. Students must take action to either enroll in or waive the University sponsored plan during specific enrollment windows. It is not possible to join or waive the University-sponsored plan after those dates.
Open enrollment deadline is early September for annual coverage, and late January for spring/summer coverage. Please check policy information for exact deadlines. Your insurance must be effective on or before the start of classes for the Fall semester to qualify for an annual waiver from the University-sponsored insurance plan.
Health insurance is mandatory for all undergraduate matriculated students, all international students, and law school students.
To qualify for the waiver, a student must be covered by a comprehensive Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliant health insurance plan. Insurance plans that do not meet those requirements, including, but not limited to, international insurance plans, out of state Medicaid plans, travel insurance plans, and short-term medical plans, will not be considered.
Please see below for specific guidelines for students and policy information for the Villanova University-sponsored plan. For additional questions, contact the Student Health Center at studenthealthcenter@villanova.edu or call 610-519-4070.
GUIDELINES FOR HEALTH INSURANCE
Undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Villanova School of Business, College of Engineering and Fitzpatrick College of Nursing must either enroll in the University-sponsored plan or waive out of the University-sponsored plan by showing proof of comparable coverage.
Failure to waive the University-sponsored plan will result in automatic enrollment and billing for the University plan at the beginning of the academic year.
For details on the University-sponsored plan and the enrollment/waiver process, please visit the United Healthcare / Villanova University homepage.
Graduate students from the United States have the opportunity to enroll in Villanova’s University-sponsored health insurance plan during enrollment windows if:
- they are taking 3 or more credits
- they are taking classes on campus
Students enrolling in the University-sponsored plan can also include their spouse and children on the plan.
For details on the University-sponsored plan, please visit the United Healthcare / Villanova University homepage. To enroll, please visit the United Healthcare / Villanova University Graduate Student Enrollment site.
International graduate students must either enroll in the University-sponsored plan or waive out of the University-sponsored plan by showing proof of comparable coverage.
Failure to waive the University-sponsored plan will result in automatic enrollment and billing for the University plan.
The healthcare system in the United States is very different than those in other countries, and private health insurance is a very important component in the U.S. When estimating the costs of attending school in the U.S., it is important for all prospective students to include the cost of obtaining private health insurance that provides comprehensive coverage for medical care and prescription medication.
For purposes of estimating costs of attendance, the annual cost of student health insurance for international students who purchase the plan developed specifically for Villanova students is $2,481 for Academic Year 2024-25.
For details on the University-sponsored plan for graduate students, and the enrollment/waiver process, please visit the United Healthcare / Villanova University homepage.
Law students pursuing a JD must either enroll in the University-sponsored plan or waive out of the University-sponsored plan by showing proof of comparable coverage.
Failure to waive the University-sponsored plan will result in automatic enrollment and billing for the University plan at the beginning of the academic year.
For details on the University-sponsored plan, and the enrollment/waiver process, please visit the United Healthcare / Villanova Law School homepage.
College of Professional Studies students have the opportunity to enroll in Villanova’s University-sponsored health insurance plan during the enrollment windows if:
- they are taking 6 or more credits
- they are taking classes on campus
Students enrolling in the University-sponsored plan can also include their spouse and children on the plan.
For details on the University-sponsored plan and the enrollment process, please visit the United Healthcare / Villanova University homepage.
UNIVERSITY-SPONSORED HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN
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