M. Louise Fitzpatrick
College of Nursing
WHY VILLANOVA NURSING?
Villanova Nursing innovates and educates. We build nursing science that informs practice. We live and breathe Villanova University's Augustinian values in our approach to nursing as a profession, mission and healing ministry in a diverse society.
You will graduate ready to care, research, teach, advocate and discover. As you graduate you will enhance a powerful, compassionate alumni network whose members serve the vulnerable, think globally and lead.
We make personalized investments in you—whether you're new to nursing or more seasoned in your career. You will be challenged in an integrated way to be an independent thinker and problem solver, a nurse who contributes to the profession and promotes health for patients and populations. You will collaborate with faculty experts and have access to superior clinical and teaching resources in Driscoll Hall and around the globe. Because we are committed to creating unique and compelling opportunities for you to learn and advance, we are consistently honored by the National League for Nursing as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education.
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FAST FACTS
$90,510
AVERAGE UNDERGRADUATE STARTING SALARY
Class of 2025 survey results within six months of spring graduation
98.9%
SUCCESSFULLY SECURED OPPORTUNITIES
Class of 2025 survey results within six months of spring graduation
10,644
ALUMNI WORLDWIDE
6
CONSECUTIVE DESIGNATIONS AS
NLN CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
142
PhD GRADUATES SINCE 2008
6
GLOBAL HEALTH SITES
IGNITING CHANGE
ADDRESSING CRITICAL HEALTH ISSUES WITH RESEARCH
"I'm currently working with a faculty mentor and a team of four other undergraduate students regarding toddlers and guns. Nursing research has given me the ability to become part of a bigger research community on the front line of nursing science." --Patrick Treacy, Class of 2020 MORE...
"Villanova's program has provided a wide array of experiences for me. ... It's widely known there's a major shortage of primary care providers in the United States. The nurse practitioners who are deciding to go into primary care are going to fill this gap. It's an exciting place to be. I look forward to helping to fill that gap."--Katherine Romanowicz, RN, '13 FCN, '17 MSN (Family Nurse Practitioner concentration) MORE...
"I chose Villanova because it is one of the few PhD programs that prepare graduates to be scholars and effective nurse educators. The faculty supported me in writing a dissertation exploring master teachers in nursing. The curriculum and mentoring by the master teachers at Villanova also ensured that I was well prepared to pass the certified nurse educator exam." --Jacqui McMillian-Bohler, CNM, CNE, '17 PhD MORE...
“I want to express my sincere thanks to the DNP program for preparing me so well to be a clinical nurse leader. I utilize the DNP Essentials daily and have become the team expert in quality projects. I rave about my superb Villanova DNP education to everyone!” --Janet Dunn, CRNP, ACNP-BC, CHFN, '13 DNP MORE...
EDUCATORS. SCHOLARS. MENTORS.
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Deborah “Dee” Silvers Adams '86 FCN and Nick Adams Make $5 Million Leadership Gift to Support the Transformation of Villanova Nursing’s Simulation Lab
The M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing is proud to announce a $5 million leadership gift from Deborah “Dee” Silvers ’86 and Nick Adams to support the reimagination of its simulation lab. Simulation in nursing education is a vital, evidence-based teaching strategy, bridging the theory-practice gap with leading-edge virtual and immersive technologies.
February 23, 2026
Mike ’67 CLAS and Terry Wilson ’67 FCN Mruz Advance Nursing Simulation with Transformational Challenge Gift
For today’s nursing students in the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing (FCN), a critical piece of preparing them as leaders in the nursing field is through the use of dynamic teaching and learning strategies to ensure clinical simulation is infused throughout the curriculum.
September 30, 2025