Rankings

• National Universities: #58
• Best Value Schools: #69
• Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #98
• Nursing: #26
• Economics: #127
• Best Colleges for Veterans: #88
• Top Performers on Social Mobility: #200 Source

Mission And History

• Mission
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• Fast Facts

Accreditations

• University: Villanova University
• Accrediting Organization: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
• Accreditation Granted Date: 1921-01-01
• Most Recent Reaffirmation Date: 2022-01-01
• Next Reaffirmation Due: 2028-01-01

Strategic Goals

• Develop as a whole person and grow culturally, socially, physically, intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually, grounded in the wisdom of Saint Augustine and the Catholic intellectual tradition.
• Engage effectively and responsibly with diverse audiences through active listening and civil discourse, expressing ideas through a broad spectrum of written, verbal, expressive, and/or digital communication techniques.
• Demonstrate critical thinking in the context of culture, history, patterns of human behavior, science, sustainability, technology, and in-depth knowledge from their course of study within professional and scholarly contexts.
• Demonstrate an understanding of global and multicultural perspectives of human behavior, achievements, and ideas.
• Demonstrate leadership abilities of self-reflection, teamwork, community building through personal, spiritual, academic, and co-curricular experiences.
• Demonstrate the practice and commitment to pursue continued intellectual growth for personal and professional development.
• Identify and analyze moral and ethical questions, evaluate alternatives, and act with integrity.
• Use scholarly inquiry and a broad spectrum of research methods to frame issues, solve complex problems, contribute to ongoing discourse, and/or create new works or knowledge.
• Contribute to the common good and apply knowledge and skills to the betterment of the human condition.
• Recognize how ideas, behaviors, and systems impact diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in personal, professional, scholarly, societal, and/or spiritual contexts and effect building a just and peaceful world.
• Full Plan

Resources And Documents

• Strategic Plan Goals
• Campus Plan
• Campus Map
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• Peer Institution

Updated on 07/19/2025