Office of Financial Assistance

COVID-19 Update: Due to the Ongoing Public Health Crisis, the financial aid application deadline for Returning Undergraduate Students has been extended to May 1, 2020.

Villanova is committed to making our high-quality education affordable for students.

Villanova University is dedicated to providing students with financial assistance, which may include a combination of grants, scholarships, loans and student employment that will closely meet their family's need as well as payment options to assist in meeting educational expenses.

You may be surprised by how favorably Villanova University compares to "lower-cost" schools! The actual out-of-pocket cost to attend Villanova is often the same as that of less-costly institutions, because grants, loans, and other forms of aid can fill the financial gap between the total cost of attendance and what your family can afford.

Prospective students entering 2020-2021 and Fall 2019 transfers: Find out more information on how to apply for federal and institutional financial assistance.

Prospective students entering 2019-2020 can check the status of their admissions application, financial aid applications, and requirements through their Applicant Status Page.

Financial Aid Process

Villanova's Office of Financial Assistance is available to help students and their families through the financial aid application process, which can seem like an overwhelming task without the proper guidance. read more...

Financing Information

In the process of paying for college, your objective should be to satisfy the balance of tuition costs without spending too much on interest from loans. Our objective is to provide you with a strategy to accomplish this. read more...

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The University's campus will close to the public starting on March 16, 2020. During this period of time our office will be working remotely and will only be able to respond to emails. Our office is unable to answer phone calls during this time as well as process any documents sent by fax or postal mail. Please use IDOC (when submitting Federal Income Tax Returns) and our Dropbox (when submitting Villanova Forms).

Effectively immediately, the Office of Financial Assistance is implementing new office hours in order to allow time for processing.

New Office Hours:

Monday, Tuesday & Thursday: 8:30 AM-5 PM

Wednesday: 1 PM-5 PM

Friday: 8:30 AM-1 PM

Office of Financial Assistance
Villanova University
800 Lancaster Ave
Kennedy Hall, Second Floor
Villanova, PA 19085
Telephone: (610) 519-4010
Email: finaid@villanova.edu

Freshman Deadlines

Freshman Class of 2024 Financial Assistance Application Deadlines:*

*Financial Aid Applications will be available to complete starting October 1st.

Early Decision Applicants: November 1, 2019

Award Notification: December 20, 2019

Early Action Applicants: December 1, 2019

Award Notification: April 1, 2020

Regular Decision Applicants: January 15, 2020

Award Notification: April 1, 2020

2020-2021 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be filed online at https://fafsa.ed.gov
2020-2021 CSS Profile must be filed online at https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/
Signed copies of custodial parent(s)', stepparent's, and student's 2018 US Federal or Puerto Rico Tax Return as well as 2018 Federal W-2's, 1099/1099R's, and all tax schedules must be submitted to IDOC.

*If the student is selected for federal verification, additional documents will be requested.

IRS Data Retrieval Tool

The IRS Data Retrieval Tool for the 2019-2020 academic year is available as of October 1st to complete the FAFSA and Federal Verification Process. We strongly recommend utilizing this tool when completing the FAFSA to ensure that all information is accurate. Please refer to Step 4: Federal Verification for complete instructions.

Returning Student Deadlines- Extended to May 1

The Villanova University Financial Assistance Deadline for 2019-2020 Returning Students is:

April 1, 2019 - Completed application materials must be postmarked by this date.

·2019-2020 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be filed PRIOR TO this date online at https://fafsa.ed.gov.

·2019-2020 CSS Profile must be filed PRIOR TO this date online at https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/.

·Completed signed copies of custodial parent(s)’, stepparent’s, and student’s 2017 US Federal or Puerto Rico Tax Return as well as 2017 W-2’s, 1099/1099R’s, and all tax schedules must be submitted to IDOC. *Do not submit tax documents to the Office of Financial Assistance*