Tuition Exchange
Tuition Exchange (TE) is a reciprocal scholarship opportunity for the dependents of eligible faculty and staff at 645+ member schools. The Tuition Exchange scholarship is merit-based and requires an application to be submitted by your home school in order to be reviewed for eligibility. Deadlines for applications is February 1st.
Each year Villanova University receives approximately 100 applications from students who are accepted through the Office of University Admission. Only students who apply and are accepted into a degree-seeking program to the University are reviewed for consideration of Tuition Exchange.
Tuition Exchange Scholarships are awarded at the point of initial enrollment as a first-year student to Villanova University. Students not selected for the scholarship as a first-year student will not be eligible for the Tuition Exchange Merit Scholarship in successive years while enrolled at Villanova University.
For the 2023-2024 academic year, the value of the scholarship will be $41,000 towards our tuition rate.
TUITION EXCHANGE FAQs
No, you do not need to complete the FAFSA or CSS Profile if you are only interested in Tuition Exchange. Tuition Exchange is awarded based on merit achievement and is not need-based. However, if you wish to be considered for other need-based grants or loans you must complete the FAFSA and CSS Profile by our published deadlines.
Villanova University's Office of Financial Assistance will send ranking letters to all Tuition Exchange applicants who have been accepted through the Office of University Admission by late March to inform them of their TE “waitlist” number to receive Tuition Exchange.
Villanova University will review the number of TE deposits against the number of available TE Scholarships after the May 1st deposit deadline. In the event that there are still available scholarships for Tuition Exchange after the deposit deadline, we will offer the scholarship to the next student on the TE “waitlist” who has deposited.
Early Decision, Early Action and Regular Admission students are reviewed for Tuition Exchange at the same time based on the same merit requirements.
No, TE recipients are ineligible to use Tuition Exchange while studying abroad. This includes both the tuition and room portion.
Tuition Exchange Scholarships are awarded at the point of initial enrollment as a first-year student to Villanova University. Students not selected for the scholarship as a first-year student will not be eligible for the Tuition Exchange Merit Scholarship in successive years while enrolled at Villanova University.
For renewal, a student must be making Satisfactory Academic Progress and the parent must still be eligible and apply for Tuition Exchange through their home school's TE Liaison Officer. Villanova University's Office of Financial Assistance must receive the renewal eligibility from TE Headquarters no later than March 1st.