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
$75, 035
AVERAGE UNDERGRADUATE STARTING SALARY
100%
SUCCESSFUL UNDERGRADUATE PLACEMENT RATE
10,159
ALUMNI WORLDWIDE
6
CONSECUTIVE DESIGNATIONS AS
NLN CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
131
PhD GRADUATES SINCE 2008
8
GLOBAL HEALTH SITES
EDUCATORS. SCHOLARS. MENTORS.
NEWS
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).
FCN Faculty and Student Research Recognized at ENRS Annual Scientific Sessions
The M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing made a noteworthy appearance at the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) 36th Annual Scientific Sessions held at Boston Park Plaza on April 4-5, 2024, earning two student awards, presenting 17 posters and papers, and leading one symposium.
Traumatic Brain Injury Care Scientist Dr. Helene Moriarty Contributes to NASEM Committee Report to Accelerate Progress in TBI Care and Research
A critical new report sponsored by the Department of Defense, Traumatic Brain Injury: A Roadmap for Accelerating Progress, was released February 1 by an ad hoc National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Committee on Accelerating Progress in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Research and Care. Helene Moriarty, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Diane & Robert Moritz Jr. Endowed Chair in Nursing Research at the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, worked for over a year with the committee on its recommendations - one of two nurses in the group of 18 experts representing many disciplines.