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| former_names = Saint Augustine's Academy (1811–) Augustinian College of Villanova (1842–1953)
| motto = ''Veritas, Unitas, Caritas'' ({{small|[[Latin]]}})
| mottoeng =
| type = [[Private university|Private]] [[research university]]
| established = {{start date and age|1842}}
| founder = [[Order of Saint Augustine]]
| religious_affiliation = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] ([[Order of Saint Augustine|Augustinian]])
| academic_affiliations = {{
| endowment = $1.
| president = [[Peter M. Donohue]]▼
| dean = ▼
| faculty = 545▼
| undergrad = 6,791
| postgrad = 3,108
| city = [[Villanova, Pennsylvania|Villanova]]
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| coordinates = {{Coord|40.03771|-75.33755|region:US-PA_type:edu|display=title,inline}}
| campus =
| campus_size = {{convert|408|acre|ha}}
| colors = Blue and white<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/unicommunication/brandguidelines/VisualIdentityGuidelines.html|title=Visual Identity Guidelines |publisher=Villanova University |access-date=June 1, 2018}}</ref><br />{{color box|#002664}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| sports_nickname = [[Villanova Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| sporting_affiliations = {{hlist|[[NCAA Division I]] – [[Big East Conference|Big East]]
| mascot = Will D. Cat (current)<br />Count Villan (former)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://villanova.com/sports/2018/6/18/trads-nova-mascot-html.aspx|title=Villanova University}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|
| logo = Villanova University logo.svg
| logo_upright = 1.1
| free_label = Other campuses
| free = [[Radnor Township, Pennsylvania|Radnor]]
}}
'''Villanova University''' is a [[Private university|private]] [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[research university]] in [[Villanova, Pennsylvania]], United States. It was founded by the [[Order of Saint Augustine]] in 1842 and named after [[Thomas of Villanova|Saint Thomas of Villanova]]. The university is the oldest [[Catholic higher education|Catholic university]] in Pennsylvania and one of two Augustinian institutions of higher learning in the United States (the other being [[Merrimack College]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/unicommunication/nations_augustinian_catholic_university.html |
The university traces its roots to the [[St. Augustine Church, Philadelphia|old Saint Augustine's Church]], Philadelphia, which the Augustinian friars of the Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova founded in 1796, and to its parish school, Saint Augustine's Academy, which was established in 1811. It is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".<ref>{{cite web |title=Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup |url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=216597 |access-date=25 July 2020 |website=carnegieclassifications.iu.edu |publisher=Center for Postsecondary Education}}</ref>
==History==
In October 1841, two Irish [[Order of Saint Augustine|Augustinian friars]] from [[Saint Augustine]]'s Church in Philadelphia, with the intention of starting a school, purchased 200 acres in Radnor Township, known as "Belle Air", the estate of the late John Rudolph, a merchant of Burlington, New Jersey and Philadelphia. The school, which was called the "Augustinian College of Villanova", opened in 1842.<ref>Contosta, David R., ''Villanova University, 1842–1992'', Penn State University Press {{ISBN| 9780271014593}}</ref> Besides the [[novitiate]] and college, the Augustinians had pastoral care of Catholics living within a fifteen mile radius. Bishop [[Francis Kenrick]] dedicated the chapel in 1844.
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.<ref>Address by Dean of the Graduate School Gerald Long to incoming graduate students. August 24, 2008.</ref> 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 was used as a military hospital.<ref name=Hoffman>[https://villanovan.com/6581/uncategorized/the-history-of-villanova/ Hoffman, Claire. "The History of Villanova", ''The Villanovan'', July 22, 2017]</ref> It reopened in September 1865; since then it has operated continuously.<ref name="vill-history1">{{cite web|url=http://www.heritage.villanova.edu/history.html|title=The Mission and Heritage of Villanova University|website=Villanova.edu|access-date=2007-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708233509/http://www.heritage.villanova.edu/history.html|archive-date=July 8, 2007|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Its [[prep department]] later moved to [[Malvern, Pennsylvania|Malvern]], a town along the [[Philadelphia Main Line|Main Line]], and is as the [[Malvern Preparatory School]] still run by the order.<ref>[https://www.malvernprep.org/ Malvern Preparatory School]</ref>[[File:Oldnova.jpg|thumb|250px|Villanova College in 1849|left]]
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==Campus==
[[File:Corr Hall.jpg|thumb|250px|Corr Hall from The Grotto|left]]
[[File:Corr Hall.jpg|thumb|250px|Corr Hall from The Grotto|left]]Villanova University sits on {{convert|254|acre|km2}} of land, situated {{convert|12|mi|km}} from Center City [[Philadelphia]].<ref name="location">{{cite web|url=http://www.villanova.edu/enroll/admission/university/location.htm|title=Campus location |website=Villanova.edu|access-date=2007-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523165433/http://www.villanova.edu/enroll/admission/university/location.htm|archive-date=May 23, 2007}}</ref> The campus has roughly 1,500 trees.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Piro|first=Lauren|title=VU: Not a national arboretum|url=http://www.villanovan.com/vu-not-a-national-arboretum/article_7a72d15b-531e-53e3-be0a-e7397cb7414e.html|access-date=2021-07-28|website=Villanovan (Villanova University)|language=en}}</ref> The campus was formerly known as [[Arboretum Villanova]], but its status as an official arboretum was revoked after the university failed to meet rules and standards such as planting enough new trees and offering tours.<ref name="villanovan92508">{{cite web|url=http://media.www.villanovan.com/media/storage/paper581/news/2008/09/25/Features/Vu.Not.A.National.Arboretum-3450294.shtml|title=VU: Not a national arboretum|work=The Villanovan|access-date=2009-03-23}}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>▼
The university is within the [[Villanova, Pennsylvania|Villanova]] [[census-designated place]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st42_pa/place/p4280248_villanova/DC20BLK_P4280248.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Villanova CDP, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-04-10}}</ref> and in [[Radnor Township, Pennsylvania|Radnor Township]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st42_pa/cousub/cs4204563264_radnor/DC20BLK_CS4204563264.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Radnor township, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-04-10|page=1 (PDF p. 2/3)|quote=Villanova Univ}}</ref>
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There are three named areas on the campus: Main, West, and South.
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==Academics==
According to the [[National Science Foundation]], Villanova spent $
[[File:Villanova alumni hall.JPG|thumb|250px|Alumni Hall, the oldest building on campus]]
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===Rankings===
In a deliberate move to classify itself as a "national university", Villanova pushed in early 2010s to expand its doctoral programs to reach the Carnegie threshold of 20 PhDs per year.<ref name="Washington Post 2016" /> In September 2016, the university's [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|Carnegie Classification]] was changed to classify Villanova among "R2: Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity".<ref name="Washington Post 2016">{{cite news | title=In new sorting of colleges, Dartmouth falls out of an exclusive group | newspaper=Washington Post | date=February 4, 2016 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/02/04/in-new-sorting-of-colleges-dartmouth-falls-out-of-an-exclusive-group/ | access-date=July 25, 2020}}</ref> ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'', which relies on this classification to define which schools should be called "national universities", included Villanova in its "National Universities" rankings for the first time in fall 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Villanova University Receives New Carnegie Classification Change, Signaling the University's Forward Momentum & Academic Strength |url=http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/media/pressreleases/2016/0203.html|location=Villanova, Pennsylvania|access-date=2016-04-05}}</ref> Before this move, Villanova was ranked in ''U.S. News & World
For more than a decade, Villanova University had been ranked No. 1 by ''U.S. News & World Report'' in the Best Masters Universities-category, Northern Region, a ranking for schools which offer undergraduate and masters programs but few doctoral programs. ''U.S. News & World Report'' in 2016 also ranked Villanova as second for "Best Value Schools" and fourth for "Best Undergraduate Teaching" in the Best Masters Universities-category, Northern Region, and ranked the engineering school No.11 among all national undergraduate engineering programs whose highest degree is a masters.<ref name="USNews">{{cite magazine|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/villanova-university-216597/overall-rankings |title=U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings: Villanova University|magazine=U.S. News & World Report |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416015159/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/villanova-university-216597/overall-rankings|archive-date=2011-04-16|url-status=dead|access-date=April 3, 2018}}</ref>
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===Admissions===
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Admission to Villanova has been deemed "most selective" by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/villanova-3388 |title=U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings: Villanova University |year=2016 |access-date=July 24, 2016 |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |archive-date=October 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024220459/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/villanova-3388 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The university offers three ways to apply: Early Decision (binding), Early Action and Regular Decision.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/admission/overview/waystoapply.html|title=Ways To Apply {{!}} Villanova University|website=www1.villanova.edu|access-date=2019-02-20}}</ref>
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In 2019, Villanova announced new recruiting partnerships with The [[Posse Foundation]], Philadelphia Futures and the Guadalupe Center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.villanovan.com/news/university-partners-with-the-posse-foundation-and-philadelphia-futures/article_1b52d196-55bc-11e9-b4fd-8bac4caef0c2.html|title=University Partners with The Posse Foundation and Philadelphia Futures|newspaper=The Villanovan|access-date=2019-04-19}}</ref>
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{{Main|Villanova Wildcats men's basketball}}
[[File:Villanova Parade 2018 06.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Championship parade in Center City, Philadelphia on April 5, 2018]]
In 1985, under the direction of coach [[Rollie Massimino]], the men's basketball team won the [[1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]] in the first year of the 64-team field. The final game, against defending champion and ten-point-favorite [[Georgetown Hoyas|Georgetown]], is often cited among the greatest upsets in college basketball history.<ref>{{cite web|url=
In 2016, the Wildcats won the 2016 NCAA Championship by defeating North Carolina 77–74. The game included the only buzzer-beater in NCAA Championship game history, when Kris Jenkins sank a three pointer to win the game.<ref name=Hoffman/>
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In 2018, Villanova defeated the Michigan Wolverines 79–62 to win the 2018 NCAA Championship in [[San Antonio]]. The game was notable for featuring the highest scoring bench-player in NCAA Championship history in Donte Divincenzo, who scored 31 points and was awarded the Final Four MVP Award.
The home venues for the Wildcats include the on-campus 6,500 seat [[Finneran Pavilion]] for smaller attendance games, as well as the larger 20,478 seat [[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Wells Fargo Center]] (known formerly under a variety of bank names) within the [[South Philadelphia Sports Complex]]. The February 13, 2006 meeting between Villanova and the [[University of Connecticut]] set the record for the highest attendance at a college basketball game in Pennsylvania, with 20,859 attendees.<ref>{{cite web |url=
===Football===
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==Alumni==
{{Main|List
<gallery class="center" classes="center" mode="nolines">
File:20170213 Villanova-Depaul Jalen Brunson bringing the ball upcourt.jpg|[[Jalen Brunson]], NBA All-Star basketball player▼
File:Jill Biden official portrait 2.jpg|[[Jill Biden]], [[First Lady of the United States]] and former [[Second Lady of the United States]]
File:Maria Bello (31621213980).jpg|[[Maria Bello]], actress
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File:Chad Wolf official portrait 2017.jpg|[[Chad Wolf]], former Acting [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security]]
File:20170213 Villanova-Depaul Donte DiVincenzo watches free throw.jpg|[[Donte DiVincenzo]], NBA basketball player
▲File:20170213 Villanova-Depaul Jalen Brunson bringing the ball upcourt.jpg|[[Jalen Brunson]], NBA basketball player
File:Howie Long - American Football Player TV host.jpg|[[Howie Long]], [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] [[defensive end]] and [[sports analyst]]
File:Sonia osullivan 2000-2.jpg|[[Sonia O'Sullivan]], former track and field Olympian
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* [[Deirdre Imus]], head of the Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology (and wife to radio host [[Don Imus]])
* [[John O'Connor (cardinal)|John Joseph O'Connor]], Cardinal Archbishop of the [[Archdiocese of New York]]
* [[Emellia Prokopik]], nun of the [[Catholic Church in Ukraine]] and Superior General of her congregation for 12 years<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bohachevsky-Chomiak |first1=Martha |authorlink=Martha Bohachevsky-Chomiak|title=Ukrainian Bishop, American Church |date=2018 |publisher=Catholic University of America Press |location=Washington, DC |isbn=9780813231594 |page=441}}</ref>
==See also==
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[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1842]]
[[Category:Radnor Township, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in the
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Delaware County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Philadelphia]]
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