Villanova University

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Villanova University
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motto Ignite Change. Go Nova.
founding 1842
Sponsorship Roman Catholic Church
place Villanova , Pennsylvania
country United StatesUnited States United States
management Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA
Students 9,535
Professors 545
Annual budget $ 335.73 million
Networks FIUC
Website www.villanova.edu

Villanova University is a private Catholic university in the United States . It is located in the US state of Pennsylvania in Villanova near Philadelphia .

St. Thomas Church on the Villanova University campus

It is named after St. Thomas von Villanova . It is the oldest Catholic university in Pennsylvania. The school was founded in 1842 by the Augustinian order and the historical traces go back to the Saint Augustine's Church in Philadelphia, which was built by the brothers of the order in 1796 and the affiliated parish school Saint Augustine's Academy , founded in 1811.

The university has 9,535 students and 545 professors and is the largest Catholic university in Pennsylvania.

Schools / Faculties

Corr Hall
  • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • Villanova School of Business
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Nursing
  • Villanova University School of Law

Sports

The sports teams at Villanova University are the Wildcats . The university is a member of the Big East Conference .

Well-known graduates

Web links

Commons : Villanova University  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Members. In: www.fiuc.org. International Federation of Catholic Universities, accessed September 18, 2019 .
  2. ↑ History of Villanova ( Memento from August 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) at www.villanova.edu
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