
Villanova University's wait list acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 13.98%, with 563 of the 4,026 waitlisted applicants gaining admission. This marks a significant decline compared to the 23.1% acceptance rate seen in 2023, when 873 out of 3,788 applicants were admitted. Historical data shows a drastic variation, with rates plummeting from 23.1% in 2023 to just 1.07% in 2022 and 1.3% in 2021, although 2020 had a higher acceptance rate of 5.6% for 344 out of 6,180 waitlisted students. This trend indicates increasing selectivity in the wait list process at Villanova in recent years.