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University Attributes

Founded in 1842 by the priests and brothers of the Order of St. Augustine, Villanova University is a comprehensive Roman Catholic institution that welcomes students of all faiths. The University offers a wide variety of degree programs through four colleges: the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Commerce and Finance, the College of Engineering, and the College of Nursing. The oldest and largest Catholic university in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Villanova is one of 255 institutions and one of 15 Catholic colleges and universities in the nation to have a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the prestigious national liberal arts honors society. Recently, U.S. News & World Report ranked Villanova first in the North for the eleventh time. Villanova's more than 6,000 undergraduate students come from 48 states, plus Puerto Rico, and 52 foreign countries. Ninety four percent of the 2000 first-year ranked in the top 30 percent of their high school classes. A Villanova's 499 full-time faculty, 90 percent of whom hold the highest degree in their field, teach classes that average 23 students. The student/faculty ratio is 13:1. Located in a suburban community 12 miles west of Philadelphia, the picturesque 254'acre campus features more than 60 buildings, including a library with more than 800,000 volumes and over a million microform items, a 11,800-seat stadium, and 26 residence halls.

Degrees Available

• Associates
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Arts
• Master of Science
• Master of Arts
• Doctorate

Subject Areas

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