Schools & Colleges
There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University's six colleges:
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the oldest and largest of Villanova's colleges—with 39 majors across the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences—the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is designed to foster critical thinking, inspire creative solutions for a challenging and changing world and prepare you for a fulfilling career.
College of Engineering
The College of Engineering offers students: the opportunity to develop technical competence in a chosen area of study; an education that drives the pursuit of both knowledge and wisdom; the motivation to become active, ethical, and socially aware citizens; discovery and cultivation of new knowledge in the engineering field and related areas; and a respect for academic freedom and inquiry.
Villanova School of Business
The Villanova School of Business is known for academic rigor, creativity and innovation; hands-on and service learning opportunities; an outstanding liberal arts foundation; a firm grounding in ethics; and an applied education that prepares students to become outstanding leaders and global citizens within the ever-changing, complex, and fast-paced world of business.
College of Nursing
The College of Nursing emphasizes the concern for spiritual health, as well as that of mind and body. Curricula reflect the integration of these elements and their application in clinical practice and concern for others regardless of race, ethnicity or religion.
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Since its founding in 1953, Villanova Law has educated more than 10,000 lawyers who have taken their place in the profession. You will find graduates on the benches in federal and state court houses; as members of state and federal legislatures and in high government office (the former governor of Pennsylvania is a VLS grad).
College of Professional Studies
The College of Professional Studies provides academically rigorous undergraduate degrees and non-degree programming for the adult learner. The College offers innovative new programs—both on campus and online—that provides options and flexibility to serve adult learners.