Founded in 1960, Villa Maria College. is a college. Located in New York, which is a city setting in New York, the campus itself is Urban. The campus is home to 589 full time undergraduate students, and 0 full time graduate students.
The Villa Maria College Academic calendar runs on a Semester basis. In the school year the student to faculty ratio was 10:1. There are 33 full time instructional teachers. Degrees awarded at Villa Maria College include: Bachelor's Degree, Masters Degree, Post-master's certificate, Doctor's degree.
Quick Facts
Acceptance Rate
84%
Application Deadline
Application Fee
0
SAT Range
ACT Range
Admissions at are considered Less Selective, with ,3% of all applicants being admitted.
In the school year, of the students who applied to the school, only 42 of those who were admitted eventually ended up enrolling.
45% of incoming freshmen are in the top half of their high school class. 16% were in the top quarter, and 7% were in the top tenth. You can apply online.
STUDENT LIFE Reviews
We asked, and students answered these important questions about student life at Villa Maria College.
0%
“We”re apathetic”
50%
“We know about current events and vote”
50%
“We participate and encourage others to get involved”
0%
“There”s nothing we won”t protest”
0%
“We save it for the classroom”
0%
“Sometimes, but not often”
75%
“There”s usually intelligent conversation to be found”
25%
“All the time, including weekends”
0%
“I”m always terrified”
13%
“I only go out in groups”
13%
“I usually let someone know where I”m going”
75%
“I feel extremely safe”
0%
“We don”t play sports”
0%
“We play recreationally”
63%
“We bought the gear”
38%
“We live for the big game”
0%
“It”s not really our thing”
0%
“Occasinally we gallery crawl”
0%
“There are a variety of opportunities”
100%
“We”re a very artistic group”
0%
“Haven”t met them”
0%
“Available in class”
63%
“They keep regular office hours”
38%
“They”re always available”
63%
“No greek life, but other groups to join”
38%
“There is some involvement, but not a lot”
0%
“Plenty of people join a sorority or fraternity”
0%
“It”s everything. If you”re not greek, you”re a geek”
0%
“We”re not into drinking at all”
63%
“Maybe a little, but it”s not a big thing”
38%
“We only party on weekends”
0%
“There”s some drinking happening every night”
13%
“Never, we”re here to learn”
75%
“There might be people who do”
13%
“People are known to partake on weekends”
0%
“There”s a huge drug scene”
0%
“We”re apathetic”
50%
“We know about current events and vote”
50%
“We participate and encourage others to get involved”
0%
“There”s nothing we won”t protest”
0%
“We save it for the classroom”
0%
“Sometimes, but not often”
75%
“There”s usually intelligent conversation to be found”
25%
“All the time, including weekends”
0%
“I”m always terrified”
13%
“I only go out in groups”
13%
“I usually let someone know where I”m going”
75%
“I feel extremely safe”
0%
“We don”t play sports”
0%
“We play recreationally”
63%
“We bought the gear”
38%
“We live for the big game”
0%
“It”s not really our thing”
0%
“Occasinally we gallery crawl”
0%
“There are a variety of opportunities”
100%
“We”re a very artistic group”
0%
“Haven”t met them”
0%
“Available in class”
63%
“They keep regular office hours”
38%
“They”re always available”
63%
“No greek life, but other groups to join”
38%
“There is some involvement, but not a lot”
0%
“Plenty of people join a sorority or fraternity”
0%
“It”s everything. If you”re not greek, you”re a geek”
5 Students rated on-campus housing 3.6 stars. 0 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate off-campus housing?
6 Students rated off-campus housing 3.4 stars. 0 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate campus food?
10 Students rated campus food 4 stars. 40 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate campus facilities?
10 Students rated campus facilities 4.4 stars. 60 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate class size?
10 Students rated class size 4.7 stars. 80 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate school activities?
10 Students rated school activities 3.9 stars. 30 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate local services?
10 Students rated local services 2.9 stars. 20 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate academics?
11 Students rated academics 4 stars. 55 % gave the school a 5.0.
Villa Maria College REVIEWS
What's your overall opinion of Villa Maria College?
8 Students rated Villa Maria College
DENIETRA
04/28/2019
As a recent graduate of Villa Maria College, I have come to enjoy all of the connections I made as a student. A lot of these people I work with today ! The community is very supportive and will go out of their way to assist you with anything. When I applied for my Graduate programs my previous faculty have given me tips and incite to their experiences on how they made it through their degrees If anyone is reading this and is considering a degree at this college I highly recommend!
Rachel
04/18/2019
Villa Maria College truly is an amazing college. The teachers are amazing, helpful, and fun! The animation program consists of useful classes such as: pre production, introduction to animation, and so on. I will be honest, when I first started, I was afraid I made the wrong choice of going to art school. Now as the school year is coming to a close, I realized I was wrong. Everyone made me feel welcome and the teachers helped build my confidence. Villa Maria is my second home.
Nikiya
07/03/2018
Villa Maria College is a cozy, friendly place that you can get very fond of and always count on. Villa has excellent teachers, opportunities to express yourself, no judgements, and you are free to be who you want to be. Villa Maria College prepare you for multiple things in the working world of networking, internships, service learning and helps you shape your beliefs and values.
Marissa
01/20/2018
Villa Maria College is the best school for the arts in the Greater Buffalo area. This has been confirmed by many current college students I know who are going into my or similar fields. There are so many transfer students that claim Villa offers so much more than UB, NU, or even Fredonia can't. Villa Maria offers community and family. Teachers, peers, and administrators who are looking to help you succeed.
George
01/15/2018
Villa Maria College is an amazing college with terrific professors who can help you learn new skills to help you find a career in the workforce. The clubs are awesome because you get to meet nice people and exchange ideas with other people. The faculty are very helpful to any student of race, religion, and etc.
Bryanna
11/02/2017
I feel that this college sometimes feels like a high school. Besides that feel, the faculty helps make this college feel like home. The Student Life Director puts on so many different types of events in order to get every student involved. This is one big family.
Morgan
09/11/2017
Villa Maria College is a beautiful campus in an older yet well-maintained building, extremely helpful and nice personnel (including the nuns), degree-specific courses with minimal electives to cut down on BS, and as there is no dorming the price of tuition is half of what other colleges with the same premises cost. There is nearby student-housing equipped with free shuttling, if you must live nearby.
Bryanna
05/18/2017
I feel that this school is a place that feels like home. Due to the small classroom sizes there is a great deal of individual attention, and there are activities to get a large variety of students involved. Each program in this college is generally an art style program; photography, music, graphic design. We share all of our work in our school gallery which our students take pride in.
The fall 2020 acceptance rate for Villa Maria College is 84%. That means, out of _____ applications received in 2020, _____ students were offered admission.
What should every freshman at your school know before they start?
If I had the chance to go back to high school and give myself advice there is many things I would say to myself. The first thing would be to focus. Focus is the biggest and most important advice for college students. Once you lose that focus on your class or major it's difficult to get it back and put forth your best effort. The second piece of advice I would give would be to be confident in yourself and your abilities. It is too easy to lose confidence in yourself after not doing your best. One wrong answer or should not discourage you from reaching your full potential in life. The last ppiece of advice i would give is to put forth all the effort possible to recieve a good scholarship because the plans in your mind won't neccesarily turn out the way you want them too. Affording a good college that put you in the right path for success has to be planned carefully while in high school.
What's the most frustrating thing about your school?
The most frustrating thing about my school was that it does not have any campus living. I was required to obtain my own living environment, although they did provide me guidance with finding an apartment complex specific for college students. Because of this it was really hard to make friends on campus since we all lived off campus. I was really craving a typical college experience months into my freshman year so I have purued transferring to Kent State University in Ohio where I can live on campus, make more friends, and buy a food plan for 2014-2015!
My school is best known for the arts. It is actually considered an arts college with the exception of its physical therapy assistant degree. I actually decided to attend Villa Maria College because it did not require me to take multiple courses that had nothing to do with my major, fashion design. I did not want to focus on science and math courses that would not apply to my future work. I was grateful that the school caters to those who excel in the area of creativity and design.
Here's your chance: Say anything about your college!
What is unique about the school compared to the other schools i considered are its values and the size of the school. Villa is an extremely small college compared to the other colleges i considered. Also Villa is a campus run by a group of relgious figures called the felician sisters.
It's like home. You could go up to a stranger with any question and they go out of their way to help you. When they see you next they will ask how your situation went and if you need anything else. We are a smaller school and everyone tries to make sure new students are involved.
What do you consider the worst thing about your school? Why?
We are a smaller school so finantially it's difficult. It isn't a SUNY school so the price of tuition is rather large. For my situation, my family makes too much for me to qualify for a good finational aid package.
What kind of person should not attend this school?
The type of person who shouldn't attend this school is a person who has an interest in extracurricular activities. Villa is a small private college where education is empathized solely. There are virtually zero on campus activities for students to do.
All students must apply yearly for financial aid. This process starts with the FAFSA.
Though financial aid deadlines vary by school, it is a good idea to apply as soon as possible. For the upcoming school year, you can apply as early as October 1 for the FAFSA. Additional school aid will be dependent on the FAFSA results.
99% of students attending Villa Maria College receive some sort of financial aid.
72% were awarded federal grants.81%received federal loans. Many students do also need to apply for additional private student loans.