| Name |
Villanova University |
| Address |
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085 |
| Website |
http://www.villanova.edu |
| Email |
gotovu@villanova.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
70% |
| Percent Fraternity |
10% |
| Percent Sorority |
23% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
85% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
70% |
| Campus Housing |
No |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (96%), women's dorms (2%), men's dorms (2%) |
| College Owned Singles |
10% |
| College Owned Doubles |
58% |
| College Owned Triples |
5% |
| College Owned Apartments |
27% |
| College Owned Other |
0% |
| Num College Owned |
26 |
| Sprinkler System |
50% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
254 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
85% |
| Nearest Airport |
Philadelphia (21), Allentown,PA (55) |
| Nearest Train |
Philadelphia, PA (12) |
| Nearest Bus |
Philadelphia, PA (12) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
48% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
17% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,500 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Navy Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (St. Joseph's University) |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Multicultural Night; Balloon Day; NovaFest; Special Olympics Fall Festival; Midnight Mania; Sunshine Day; Homecoming; Student Musical Theater musicals; Jazz Festival; Literary Festival; Welcome Back Picnic; Outdoor Masses; Up 'til Dawn; Relay for Life; Golf Club; Sailing Club; Ultimate Frisbee Club; Villanova Debate Society |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
155 |
| Honor Societies |
Alpha Epsilon Delta(Pre-med); Alpha Sigma Lambda; Beta Gamma Sigma (Business); Chi Alpha Epsilon(Multicultural); Chi Epsilon (Engineering); Delta Phi Alpha (German); Delta Sigma Epsilon (Catholic); Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Engineering); Gamma Phi (Business); Gamma Theta Upsilon (Geography); Kappa Delta Pi (Graduate Education); Lambda Oi Eta (Communication Arts); National Society of Collegiate Scholars (General-Fr/So); Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics); Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership); Order of Omega (Greek); Phi Alpha Theta (History); Phi Beta Kappa (Interdisciplinary); Phi Sigma (Biology); Phi Sigma Tau (Philosophy); Pi Delta Phi (French); Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics); Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science); Pi Tau Sigma (Mechanical Engineering); Psi Chi (Psychology); Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish); Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics); Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing); Sigma Xi (Scientific Research); Tau Beta Pi (Engineering); Upsilon Pi Epsilon (Computer Science); National Society of Collegiate Scholars |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Eucharistic Ministry Program; Faith Sharing Groups; GIFT (Growing in Faith Together); HEC (Handicapped Encounter Christ); Pastoral Musicians; Retreat Program; Habitat for Humanity; Mission Service Trip Program; Muslim Student Association; Interfaith Prayer Group; |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Arab Cultural Society; Asian Student Association; Black Cultural Society; Chinese Club; Chinese Student Association; French Club; German Club; Hellenic Society; Hillel; Hispanic Society; Indian Student Association; Irish Cultural Society; Italian Club; Japanese Club; Multicultural Student League; Muslim Student Association; Native American Student Association; South Asian Multicultural Organization of Student of America; Spanish Club; Latin American Student Organization; African Student Association; Caribbean Student Association; |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Academic Competition; Alpha Phi Omega; American Institute of Chemical Engineers; American Society of Civil Engineers; Anthology-Literary/Art magazine; Arabic Culture Society; Association for Computing Machinery; Auto Club; Belle Air Yearbook; Blue Key Society; C&F Peer Counselors; Campus Activities Team; Change; Chinese Student Union; College Democrats; College Republicans; Delta Phi Alpha National German Honor Society; Engineering Student Council; Gamma Sigma Epilson-Chemistry Honors Society; German Club; Good Schools Pennsylvania-Villanova Chapter; Hispanic Society; History Club; IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers); IFC; International Business Society; International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering; Irish Cultural Society; Italian Club; Japanese Club; Lambda Pi Eta; LeCercle Francais (French Club); Mock Trial Team; Multicultural Students League; Muslim Student Association; National Society of Collegiate Scholars; Native American Student Association; NROTC MEC Team; Omicron Delta Kappa; Organization of Human Services; Panhellenic; Philosphy Club; Philosphy Graduate Student Union; Physics Club; Pi Delta Phi French Honor Society; Public Relations Student Society of America; Society for Human Resource Management; Society of Women Engineers; Special Olympics; Steel Bridge/Concrete Canoe Teams; Student Alumni Relations Team (START); Student Government; Student Nurses Association of Pennsylvania; Student PSEA; Tau Beta Pi; Thundercats; TV Production Club; Undergraduate Nursing Senate; Up 'til Dawn; Villanova Ambassadors; Villanova Armenian Club; Thundercats; TV Production Club; Undergraduate Nursing Senate; Up 'til Dawn; Villanova Ambassadors; Villanova Armenian Club; Thundercats; TV Production Club; Undergraduate Nursing Senate; Up 'til Dawn; Villanova Ambassadors; Villanova Armenian Club; Villanova Chess Club; Villanova Equity Society; Villanova Hardware Club; Villanova NROTC "Whiskey Company"; Villanova NROTC Color Guard; Villanova NROTC Semper Fi; Villanova Polish Cultural Club; Villanova Robotics Club; Villanova Running Club; Villanova Ski and Snowboard Extreme; Villanova Ski Team; Villanova Tennis Club; Villanova Times; Villanova Ultimate Society; Villanova University Japanese Animation Club; Villanova University College Republicans; Villanova University Equestrian Club; Villanova University Mini-Baja; Villanova University Space Shuttle Experiment Program; Villanova University Tech Crew; Villanova Astronomical Society; Villanovan; VUMES; WXVU Villanova Radio; |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Villanovan - once weekly; |
| Num Frats |
9 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
10% |
| Num Sororities |
9 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
23% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1842 |
| Religious Affiliation |
Roman Catholic |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
7,208 |
| Setting |
Suburban |
| Endowment |
238,765,088 |
| Application Deadline |
January 7 |
| Application Fee |
70 |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
31,525 |
| Room Board |
9,560 |
| Basic |
health service, health insurance, other |
| Remedial |
math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
67% |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
U.S.Navy, Lockheed Martin, PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Ernst & Young, Villanova University, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, The Vanguard Group, Morgan Stanley, Deloitte, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania. |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
746,500 |
| Num Subscriptions |
10,800 |
| Num Microforms |
998,579 |
| Num Audiovisual |
24,500 |
| Num Ebooks |
3,000 |
| Library Facilities |
N/A |
| Museums |
N/A |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
1,400 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
100 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
6,000 |
| Num Wired Labs |
4,000 |
| Num Wired Other |
7,900 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
5,000 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
