Villanova University

800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085
http://www.villanova.edu

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Overview
Type	Private institution
Year Founded	1842
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Undergrad Students	7,208
Endowment	238,765,088
Application Deadline	January 7
Application Fee	70
Selectivity	More selective
Application Deadline	January 7
Tuition	31,525
Room/Board	9,560

Services
Associated 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.
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)
Career Services	on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Museums	N/A
Basic Services	health service, health insurance, other
Museums	N/A
Periodical Subs	10,800
# of Books	746,500
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	67%
within one year	N/A
within two years	N/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	10%
Students in sororities	23%
Campus Size	254 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	70%
College housing types	coed dorms (96%), women's dorms (2%), men's dorms (2%)
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
Nearest Airport	Philadelphia (21), Allentown,PA (55)
Nearest Train	Philadelphia, PA (12)
Army ROTC	Offered on campus
Navy ROTC	Offered on campus
Extracurricular
Students 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
Number of Organizations	155
# of fraternities	9
# of sororities	9
Students in fraternities	10%
Students in sororities	23%
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) Villanovan - once weekly;
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;