Villanova University

Services

Basic

health service, health insurance, other

Remedial

math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

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)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 70% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 10% of housing units are Singles.
• 58% of housing units are Doubles.
• 5% of housing units are Triples.
• 27% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 26 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 50% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 85% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: 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
• Student 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
• In total, there are about 155 organizations on campus.
• 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;
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Villanovan – once weekly;

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Philadelphia (21), Allentown,PA (55)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Philadelphia, PA (12)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Philadelphia, PA (12)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 48% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 17% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,500
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 9 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 10% of students are fraternity members
• There are 9 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 23% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Navy ROTC: Offered on campus
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (St. Joseph’s University)

Additional Policies

class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited