About VLS

Founded in 1953 as part of Villanova University to offer law study to a broad spectrum of people, Villanova Law was the first church-related school in the country to be awarded a chapter of the Order of the Coif, the national honor society devoted to high legal standards of scholarship. Villanova University was founded more than 150 years ago by the Augustinians, a prominent Roman Catholic teaching order.

The campus is located 15 miles west of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a major legal, corporate and banking center. Villanova University is on Philadelphia's suburban Main Line, named for the commuter train that runs into Center City, and is within 20 minutes of 15 other colleges and universities.

The Villanova University School of Law offers the following degree programs: J.D., J.D./M.B.A. with Villanova University School of Business, J.D./Ph.D. in Law and Psychology, J.D./LL.M. in Taxation, and an LL.M. in Taxation.  VLS is accredited by the American Bar Association. The Law School is also a member of the Association of American Law Schools.