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The only Augustinian Catholic university in the nation, Villanova values a personalized experience where teachers and students are partners in learning and scholarly inquiry. From undergraduate to doctoral students, Villanovans are intellectually inspired, morally grounded, globally minded. Villanova attracts and forges world changers—people who ignite positive change everywhere life takes them.
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AT A GLANCE
6,700
FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
3,100
GRADUATE AND LAW
STUDENTS
153
FULBRIGHT STUDENT AWARD RECIPIENTS SINCE 2018
95.3%
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140,000+
ALUMNI
WORLDWIDE
12
MILES
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ACADEMICS
Villanova University is a closely connected academic community with renowned faculty, rich resources and a personalized, supportive learning environment.
Villanova provides exceptional opportunities for a wide range of academic experiences, including hands-on research, interdisciplinary collaboration and experiential learning.
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VILLANOVA NEWS
Villanova University and Rosemont College Reach Agreement
Villanova University and Rosemont College share a longstanding connection—a mutual commitment to advancing Catholic higher education, close physical proximity and deep alumni connections. Read more about an agreement between the two institutions in a joint press release.
Kevin Willard Named William B. Finneran Endowed Head Coach of Men's Basketball
Kevin Willard, who has posted 335 victories across 17 seasons as a head coach and led teams to ten NCAA Tournaments, has been named the William B. Finneran Endowed Head Men's Basketball Coach at Villanova University.
Villanova professor Aaron Bauer, PhD, has spent decades shaping the field of herpetology—discovering new species, mentoring future scientists, and building an unmatched personal library. At the 2024 World Congress of Herpetology in Borneo, his former students—now leaders in the field—came together to celebrate his impact.
28 Villanovans—students, alumni, faculty and staff—took part in a traditional Pellegrinaggio Augustiniano but from a perspective not often explored. In addition to examining significant sites in St. Augustine’s life, the participants of Villanova’s first-ever Women’s Pellegrinaggio Augustiniano also considered the lives and legacies of the women who have influenced Augustinian thought and spirituality.
Read the Fall 2024 Edition of Villanova Magazine Online
The digital edition of the Fall 2024 Villanova Magazine is now available. The cover story features faculty, alumni and current students of the Department of Humanities speaking about the curriculum and the lifelong fruits of asking the Great Questions here at Villanova for more than 20 years. Also, in this issue, the launch of Espiritus Nova: The Campaign for Villanova University; and Villanova experts explain “What’s the Big Deal About Microplastics?”
VILLANOVA ATHLETICS
Villanova student-athletes are powerfully connected to a tradition of excellence—both academic and athletic. They strive and triumph as much in the classroom as they do in competition.
And for student-athletes and fans alike, Villanova Athletics is a special way to experience the bond of the Nova Nation.
VILLANOVA'S CAMPUS
Villanova University is located on a 260-acre campus, 12 miles/19 kilometers west of Philadelphia. Three campus rail stops provide quick access to Philadelphia. Villanova also is conveniently close to New York and Washington, D.C.
