	Villanova University 2016 University Academic Rankings
Villanova University is a private research university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in the United States. Named after Saint Thomas of Villanova, the school is the oldest Catholic university in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Founded in 1842 by the Order of Saint Augustine, the university traces its roots to old Saint Augustine's Church, Philadelphia, which the Augustinian friars founded in 1796, and to its parish school, Saint Augustine's Academy, which was established in 1811. U.S. News & World Report lists Villanova as a "more selective" regional university and ranks it as the best regional university in the North. History In October 1841, two Augustinian friars from Saint Augustine's Church in Philadelphia purchased the 200-acre (81 ha) "Belle Air" estate in Radnor Township with the intention of starting a school. The school, which was called the "Augustinian College of Vilanova", opened in 1842. However, the Philadelphia Nativist Riots of 1844 that burned Saint Augustine's Church in Philadelphia caused financial difficulties for the Augustinians, and the college was closed in February 1845. The college reopened in 1846 and graduated its first class in 1847. In March 1848, the governor of Pennsylvania incorporated the school and gave it the power to grant degrees. In 1859, the first master's degree was conferred on a student. In 1857, the school closed again as the demand for priests in Philadelphia prevented adequate staffing, and the crisis of the Panic of 1857 strained the school financially. The school remained closed throughout the Civil War and reopened in September 1865; since then it has operated continuously. Its prep department later moved to the Malvern, a town along the Main Line, and is still run by the order. The School of Technology was established in 1905. In 1915, a two-year pre-medical program was established to help students meet medical schools' new requirements. This led to a four-year pre-medical program, the B.S. in biology, and the founding of the sciences division in 1926. Villanova was all-male until 1918, when the college began evening classes to educate nuns to teach in parochial schools. In 1938, a laywoman received a Villanova degree for the first time. It was not until the nursing school opened in 1953 that women permanently began attending Villanova full-time. In 1958, the College of Engineering admitted its first female student; other colleges admitted women only as commuters. Villanova University became fully coeducational in 1968. During World War II, Villanova was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program which offered students a path to a Navy commission. After World War II, Villanova expanded, returning veterans swelling enrollments and the faculty growing fourfold. Additional facilities were built, and in 1953, the College of Nursing and the School of Law were established. Villanova achieved university status on November 18, 1953. Between 1954 and 1963, 10 new buildings were built or bought on land adjacent to the campus, including Bartley, Mendel, and Dougherty Halls. During the 1970s and 1980s, Villanova worked to become a nationally recognized university. The quality of faculty and students improved dramatically and international studies programs were introduced. Additional residential and recreational facilities were constructed, and efforts to increase the endowment were undertaken. In the 1980s, endowed chairs were established in theology, philosophy, engineering, and business; scholarship funding was increased, and the curriculum expanded and improved. An extensive building campaign created facilities for the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sc ... [more on wikipedia]

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Villanova University Details

Villanova University Details
detail	value
state	Pennsylvania
conference	Colonial Athletic Association ...
public	Private
scores	1950/1300/29
level	Excellent
rank	[99
overall ROI rank	[68
size	medium-small
undergrads	7118
grads	3617
price	60694
drop	9
stem	27
research	0
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Villanova University?

1. number 99 for Academics.

2. number 68 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Villanova University?

1. Southern Methodist University

2. University of Rochester

3. Brown University

4. University of Notre Dame

5. SUNY College at Geneseo

6. Princeton University

7. SUNY at Binghamton

National Academic Rankings

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Villanova University National Academic Rankings

Villanova University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	99	85	86	73	131	153	159	71	68
Private	62	72	67	39	60	53	53	36	41
Stem Low	65	43	57	50	71	80	80	50	58
Big East Conference	3	2	2	3	3	7	7	3	2
Colonial Athletic Association	5	4	3	4	7	10	10	1	2
New England Region	48	46	46	33	55	60	60	19	29
State of Pennsylvania	8	6	8	5	9	12	10	6	5
Top Ten Top250	99	85	86	73	131	153	159	71	68
Top Ten Big East Conference	3	2	2	3	3	7	7	3	2
Top Ten Colonial Athletic Association	5	4	3	4	7	7	7	1	2
Top Ten State of Pennsylvania	7	5	6	5	9	8	8	5	7

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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Villanova University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Villanova University

Villanova University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Villanova University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
92.65	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
92.54	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
86.13	Brown University	Rhode Island	Ivy League	Private	Elite	25	34
85.62	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
85.20	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
85.05	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
83.54	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
79.91	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
79.75	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
79.75	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
79.65	The College of New Jersey	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Good	164	193
79.54	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
79.29	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
78.71	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
78.58	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
78.46	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
78.18	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
77.92	Harvard University	Massachusetts	Ivy League	Private	Elite	2	10
77.58	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
77.01	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
76.67	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
76.21	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
76.17	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
75.97	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
75.92	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
75.68	University of California-Santa Barbara	California	Big West Conference	Public	Good	63	122
75.68	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
75.63	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
75.43	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
75.37	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221
75.25	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
75.24	Rhodes College	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	191	147
75.08	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
75.06	Colby College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	132	155
75.00	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
74.96	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
74.93	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
74.88	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
74.77	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
74.74	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
74.71	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
74.62	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
72.68	Tulane University of Louisiana	Louisiana	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	61	106
71.80	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
71.48	Boston College	Massachusetts	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	47	75
71.23	Wake Forest University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	66	50
70.80	United States Military Academy	New York	Division I-A Independents / Pa...	Public	Good	145	78
70.78	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
70.68	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
70.18	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Elite	40	109

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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Villanova University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Villanova University

Villanova University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Villanova University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
96.61	Stevens Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Empire Eight	Private	Excellent	99	43
96.50	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association (Average)	-	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	-Conf-	Excellent	-	130
96.24	Centennial Conference (Average)	-	Centennial Conference	-Conf-	Excellent	-	170
95.80	Fordham University	New York	Patriot League / Atlantic 10 C...	Private	Good	109	167
95.13	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
95.09	New England Small College Ath Conf (Low)	-	New England Small College Ath Conf	-Conf-	Excellent	-	165
94.90	New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (Average)	-	New England Women's & Men's At...	-Conf-	Excellent	-	60
94.18	Hamilton College	New York	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	115	153
94.13	Barnard College	New York	Ivy League	Private	Excellent	104	176
92.48	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	109	69
92.29	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf (Average)	-	Southern California Intercoll ...	-Conf-	Excellent	-	130
91.49	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
91.31	Washington and Lee University	Virginia	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Private	Elite	117	46
91.26	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
90.27	Scripps College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	127	204
89.16	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
89.15	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	97	182
88.67	Claremont McKenna College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	95	118
86.30	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
86.02	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
85.04	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
83.69	Indiana University-Bloomington	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	102	92
82.69	University of Central Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	103	141
80.37	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82

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