TUITION & COSTS

Law School Budget: 2024-2025 Entering Class

Law School Budget: 2025-2026 Entering Class

Note: Summer semester is assessed a $100 general fee.

Students in the JD/MBA program will pay per credit hour for tuition of any MBA classes. Additionally, students will pay their standard JD tuition & fees and a $100 General Fee for enrollment in Summer MBA Courses. MBA books are estimated at $46 per credit hour.  Living expenses for the summer semester while taking MBA classes can be included in a student's budget. Students can find additional information on Graduate Program Rates with the Bursar's Office.

Students enrolled in the Graduate Tax Program will pay $1,630 per credit hour for tuition in the 2024-2025 academic year. There is also a $100 General Fee assessed each semester. Living expenses will be calculated based on the terms attending and modality of courses selected and will be included in the budget. Please note that determination of living expenses may vary as different cost expenditures are used for in-person versus online courses.

The University Board of Trustees may increase tuition in future academic years.

Graduate Tax Estimated per Credit Tuition Cost

Graduate Tax Estimated Indirect Costs based on 6 credits per semester

Note: Summer semester is assessed a $100 general fee.

Financial aid for students admitted into one of Villanova’s JD/LLM International Studies Programs is offered according to the following guidelines:

1. Payments due to Villanova Law. Students enrolled in the JD/LLM program will pay Villanova’s tuition but will not pay any fees (e.g., SBA fee) normally due to Villanova;
   
2. Federal loans and Private loans. For the year abroad, students are eligible to borrow federal loan funding or Private loan funding;
   
3. Scholarships. Please note that if you are the recipient of certain scholarships, you may not be able to use some or all of your scholarship toward the third year of law study because the funds from these scholarships cannot be applied toward payments to schools other than Villanova.
   
   1. For example, if you receive a Dean’s Merit Scholarship of $42,000 annually, the following would be in effect if you spend the year at Villanova: Assume that tuition (without fees) for the academic year at Villanova is $47,915. You receive the full $42,000 and may apply it 100% toward your Villanova tuition. You would be responsible for paying the remaining $5,915 due to Villanova.
   2. However, if you spend your third year abroad in a JD/LLM program at a host school abroad where the tuition is the equivalent of $35,000, this will leave a balance due to Villanova of $12,915. You may use $12,915 of your $42,000 scholarship to offset the balance due to Villanova; however, you may not use the remaining $29,085 of the scholarship toward payments due to your host school. Therefore, you will remain responsible for paying the $35,000 balance due. In other words, your scholarship funds may only be used to offset any balance due to Villanova. Students who expect to need financial aid during the year abroad should contact the Financial Aid Office as soon as possible to discuss what kinds of funding may be available. It is never too early to plan ahead if you would like to be able to participate in this unique experience.

All full-time JD students must be covered by health insurance. You must either enroll in the school-sponsored plan or show proof of other comparable coverage and waive out of the Villanova University sponsored plan. If you are unable to waive out of the school-sponsored plan, you may contact the Office of Financial Aid to request additional loan funding. Requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. If your request is approved, we will increase your budget to cover the estimated 12-month premium for the Villanova University-sponsored insurance plan. Please click here for more information.

The Bursar’s Office handles all billing and payments. Fall semester bills are typically available for viewing in July and Spring semester bills are usually available in November. Paper bills will not be mailed. You can access your bill through your myNova account in the Student Tab under Bursar Links.

Students will receive an email alert each time a new V-bill is available.  New students should note that V-bills are available only after the registration and billing process is completed.  All tuition and fee charges must be paid no later than the first day of classes or a late fee may be assessed by the Bursar’s Office.

Tuition reversal policies and schedules can be reviewed in full via The Villanova University Bursar’s Office.

Drop / Add / Withdrawal

Course Drop / Add
A student may drop and/or add courses during the first five (5) class days of a semester without incurring academic penalty or affecting the student's official transcript.

Course Withdrawal
A student may withdraw from a course any time until the official deadline date. There is no academic penalty for a withdrawal, but the student will receive a grade of WX for that course on his or her official transcript. A student seeking course withdrawal after this time must petition the dean of his or her college. Unauthorized withdrawals lead to a grade of Y, which is counted as an F in the Grade Point Average.

University Withdrawal
Official withdrawal from the University must be authorized by the dean of the student's college.