Villanova University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Villanova University, or VU, is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in 1842 by the Augustinian monastic order. The university can trace its roots to old Saint Augustine's Church in Philadelphia, which the Augustinians founded in 1796. The campus is spread across an area of more than 250 acres.

For more than a decade, VU has been ranked #1 by U.S. News and World Report in the Best Universities-Masters category in the northern region. It offers a wide variety of bachelor, master, doctoral, and professional programs through the following academic divisions:

• College of Engineering
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• College of Nursing
• School of Law
• Villanova School of Business

VU has an active Greek life. It is home to more than 10 fraternities and over 8 sororities. The first Greek organization at the school was established in 1902. More than 10% of Villanova students belong to the Greek organizations.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in law, business and management, religion and philosophy, nursing and emergency medicine, engineering, and media.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Selective admissions.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 10,274 in 2009-2010 (9,032 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 69% of enrolled students, graduate students are 25%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 6%.

Students under 25 years old represent 74% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Villanova provides on-campus housing for 4,365 of its 9,032 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football (Colonial Athletic Association), basketball (Big East Conference), baseball (Big East Conference), and track (Big East Conference).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 144 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 115 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Villanova offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Doctoral (Other Then Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (5 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (945 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (100 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Software Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (13 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (93 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
• Secondary Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (291 awarded)

• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Transportation and Highway Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (34 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions

LAW (240 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (506 awarded)

• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Italian Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (49 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (192 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (279 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Nurse Anesthetist
• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Pediatric Nurse/Nursing

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (38 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (181 awarded)

• Astronomy
• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (29 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (88 awarded)

• Psychology