1. Where is the College located?

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is located in the center of Villanova’s campus in the St. Augustine Center for the Liberal Arts (SAC) and the Mendel Science Center (with classrooms in other parts of campus as well). The Dean’s Office is located in SAC Room 105. The general office number is 610.519.4600.

2. How do I apply for admission?

Please visit the Web site of the Office of University Admission, where you will find all the information you need to apply to Villanova.

3. What is the average class size in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences?

Class size varies from intimate 15-student seminars, 20-person performance and writing enriched courses, and 35-student lecture-style classes, 98 percent of which are led by a faculty member. Most courses offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences purposely are small in size to encourage thoughtful class discussion and dialogue.

4. Have Villanova students, and in particular students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, received the nation’s most prestigious post-graduate fellowships and scholarships?

Since 1983, there have been 126 finalists for Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright, Gates-Cambridge, Truman, and Goldwater post-baccalaureate fellowships and scholarships. Of that number, 66 have received awards; fifty of the 66, or 75 percent, have been graduates of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

5. What is the percent breakdown of graduating students who go on to graduate school and who seek full-time jobs?

The Office of Career Services provides detailed placement data on its Web site,  You can view placement statistics for the classes of 2003, 2004, and 2005 at this site. Please visit this Web site to learn more.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences believes that employers in the 21st century seek to hire bright, ambitious, and ethically-conscious individuals with superb reading, writing, and thinking abilities. A degree in the liberal arts and sciences from the College makes our graduates desirable job applicants and candidates for admission to graduate school. Our alumni have gone on to pursue meaningful post-graduate work at other fine universities across the country and fulfilling careers in business, education, journalism, law, medicine, and many, many more fields of professional endeavor.