M. Louise Fitzpatrick
College of Nursing
WHY VILLANOVA NURSING?
We innovate and educate. 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
ENGAGE WITH US
EVENTS
DIVERSE CLINICAL EXPERIENCES
NURSING SCIENCE & PRACTICE
DEAN DONNA S. HAVENS
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
IN NURSING EDUCATION
GLOBAL HEALTH
FACULTY MENTORS
FAST FACTS
$64,588
AVERAGE UNDERGRADUATE STARTING SALARY
97.4%
SUCCESSFUL UNDERGRADUATE PLACEMENT RATE
9,211
ALUMNI WORLDWIDE
5
CONSECUTIVE DESIGNATIONS AS
NLN CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
83
PhD GRADUATES SINCE 2008
13
GLOBAL HEALTH SITES
IGNITING CHANGE
NEWS
Villanova Nursing Graduate Program Rises to Top 30 in the Nation
Once again, the Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing is ranked among the top graduate nursing programs in the country in the annual U.S. News & World Report's 2020 edition of Best Graduate Schools released March 12.
Dr. Suzanne C. Smeltzer to be Inducted into International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
Suzanne C. Smeltzer, RN, EdD, ANEF, FAAN, Richard and Marianne Kreider Endowed Professor in Nursing for Vulnerable Populations and director, Office of Nursing Research and Evaluation, has been selected as an honoree of Sigma’s 2019 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame based on the significant impact her research has made on the nursing profession.
Outstanding Alumnae Honored with College's Medallion
On Saturday, Feb. 23, the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing celebrated its 30th Annual Mass and Alumni Awards Ceremony. Alumni and friends of the College gathered in St. Thomas of Villanova Church - with The Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, University president, celebrating Mass - to recognize the accomplishments of this year's Medallion recipients and their innovative contributions to health care.
SNAP-Villanova Continues Its Championship Year at NSNA Convention
Villanova-SNAP sent a group of 25 stellar students representing the traditional, transfer and BSN Express programs to the 66th annual convention for the National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA) in Nashville.