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Coordinates:40°02′16″N75°20′15″W / 40.03771°N 75.33755°W /40.03771; -75.33755
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Catholic university in Villanova, Pennsylvania, US

Villanova University
Former names
Saint Augustine's Academy (1811–) Augustinian College of Villanova (1842–1953)
MottoVeritas, Unitas, Caritas (Latin)
Motto in English
"Truth, Unity, Love"
TypePrivateresearch university
Established1842; 183 years ago (1842)
FounderOrder of Saint Augustine
Religious affiliation
Catholic (Augustinian)
Academic affiliations
Endowment$1.41 billion (2025)[1]
PresidentPeter M. Donohue
Undergraduates6,791
Postgraduates3,108
Location,
Pennsylvania
,
United States

40°02′16″N75°20′15″W / 40.03771°N 75.33755°W /40.03771; -75.33755
CampusLarge suburb[2], 430 acres (170 ha)
Other campusesRadnor
NewspaperThe Villanovan
ColorsBlue and white[3]
   
NicknameWildcats
Sporting affiliations
MascotWill D. Cat (current)
Count Villan (former)[4]
Websitevillanova.edu
Map

Villanova University is aprivate Catholicresearch university inVillanova, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded by theOrder of Saint Augustine in 1842 and named afterSaint Thomas of Villanova. The university is the oldestCatholic university in Pennsylvania and one of two Augustinian institutions of higher learning in the United States (the other beingMerrimack College).

The university traces its roots to theold 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 isclassified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".

History

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In October 1841, two IrishAugustinian friars fromSaint Augustine's Church in Philadelphia, with the intention of starting a school, purchased 200 acres (81 ha) in Radnor Township. Known as "Belle Air", the estate belonged to 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.[5] Besides thenovitiate and college, the Augustinians had pastoral care of Catholics living within a fifteen-mile radius. BishopFrancis Kenrick dedicated the chapel in 1844. Parishes atBerwyn,Bryn Mawr, andWayne developed from the Villanova mission.[6]

However, thePhiladelphia 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.[7] In 1857, the school closed again as the demand for priests in Philadelphia prevented adequate staffing, and the crisis of thePanic of 1857 strained the school financially. The school remained closed throughout the Civil War and was used as a military hospital.[8] It reopened in September 1865; since then it has operated continuously.[9] Its prep school later moved toMalvern, a town along theMain Line. Today it is calledMalvern Preparatory School and is still run by the order.[10]

Villanova College in 1849

Villanova was all-male until 1918 when the college began evening classes to educatenuns to teach inparochial schools. In 1938, a laywoman received a Villanova degree for the first time. When the nursing school opened in 1953, women began attending Villanova full-time.[8] In 1958, the College of Engineering admitted its first female student; other colleges admitted women only as commuters. Villanova University became fully coeducational in 1968.[9]

During World War II, Villanova was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in theV-12 Navy College Training Program which offered students a path to a Navy commission.[11] It has since graduated 25 US Naval Admirals and Marine Corps Generals; only the Naval Academy in Annapolis has generated more.[12]

After World War II, Villanova expanded, returningveterans swelling enrollments and the faculty growing fourfold. Additional facilities were built, and in 1953, the college ofNursing and the School of Law were established. Villanova achieved university status on November 18, 1953. Between 1954 and 1963, 10 new buildings were built or bought on land adjacent to the campus, including Bartley, Mendel, and Dougherty Halls.[13]

Villanova andCabrini University issued a joint statement on June 23, 2023, announcing that Cabrini would cease operations in 2024 and be incorporated into Villanova.[14] In March 2025, leadership ofRosemont College and Villanova University announced that the two institutions would merge by 2027.[15]

Campus

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Corr Hall from The Grotto

The university is within theVillanovacensus-designated place[16] inRadnor Township.[17]

Villanova University, when including the new Cabrini and Rosemont campuses, sits on 430 acres (1.7 km2) of land, situated 12 miles (19 km) from Center CityPhiladelphia.[18] The campus has roughly 1,500 trees.[19] The campus was formerly known asArboretum 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.[20]

Main campus

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The most prominent campus feature isSt. Thomas of Villanova Church, whose dual spires are the university's tallest structure. The cornerstone was laid in 1883,[8] and construction ended in 1887.[21]

Alumni Hall dates back to 1848 and stands as one of the oldest structures on campus. It was used as a military hospital in wartime and for influenza patients after World War I.[13]

St. Mary's Hall was built in 1962. Laid out with long corridors and over a thousand rooms, there is a large, recently deconsecrated chapel and many partial floors, basements and sub-basements to feed the legends of blocked-off wings.[13] Falvey Library, the campus's main research library, houses over 1 million books, thousands of periodicals, and television production studios.[22]

Academics

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According to theNational Science Foundation, Villanova spent $26 million on research and development in 2022, ranking it 264th in the nation.[23]

Alumni Hall, the oldest building on campus
Academic rankings
National
Forbes[24]87
U.S. News & World Report[25]58
Washington Monthly[26]108
WSJ/College Pulse[27]79
Global
U.S. News & World Report[28]894

Rankings

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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.[29] In September 2016, the university'sCarnegie Classification was changed to classify Villanova among "R2: Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity".[29]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.[30]

For more than a decade, Villanova University had been ranked No. 1 byU.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.[31]

In 2025 U.S. News & World Report ranked Villanova as tied for the 58th best National University in the U.S. and the 69th Best Value School.[32]

TheVillanova School of Business was ranked No. 1 in the U.S. inBloomberg Businessweek's 2016 rankings of undergraduate business schools, but this led to controversy and challenge. As a result, Bloomberg no longer ranked undergraduate business schools after 2016.[33] In 2007 Villanova was No. 29 in theFinancial Times' ranking of top executiveMBA programs.[34] However, for the 2023U.S. News & World Report Rankings of best business schools, Villanova was unranked.

Villanova University School of Law was ranked tied for 65th among all U.S. law schools by the 2019 edition ofU.S. News & World Report's "Best Law Schools".[31] The School of Law had previously suffered a drop in ranking in 2011, after it was determined that law school admissions staff had engaged in inflating reported LSAT scores for admitted students. According to the ABA, these infractions were enough to justify a removal of the school's accreditation, however the quick response to the issue by the university resulted only in a censure of the school.[35]

Admissions

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Admission to Villanova has been deemed "most selective" byU.S. News & World Report.[36] The university offers three ways to apply: Early Decision (binding), Early Action and Regular Decision.[37]

For fall 2023, Villanova received 23,721 freshmen applications; 4,870 were admitted (21%) for a class of 1700. The middle 50% GPA range: 4.20–4.58 on a weighted 4.00 scale. The middle 50% SAT scores of the recently admitted class: 1450–1520/1600, ACT: 33–35/36.[38]

In 2019, Villanova announced new recruiting partnerships with ThePosse Foundation, Philadelphia Futures and the Guadalupe Center.[39]

Student life

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Student body composition as of May 2, 2022
Race and ethnicity[40]Total
White72%
 
Hispanic9%
 
Asian6%
 
Black5%
 
Other[a]4%
 
Foreign national2%
 
Economic diversity
Low-income[b]10%
 
Affluent[c]90%
 

Villanova's student organizations include standard club sports, cultural organizations, Greek-letter fraternities and sororities, and more.[41] Villanova students participate in charitable and philanthropic activities and organizations, including the largest student-runSpecial Olympics in the world.[42]

Charity and community service organizations

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Being a Catholic Augustinian school, the university has an active Campus Ministry.

The annual Special Olympics Fall Festival at Villanova University is the largest and most successful student-run Special Olympics in the world.[43] It draws more than 1,000 athletes and 400 coaches from 44 Pennsylvania counties. Athletes may advance through the festival to regional and international competition. Students apply to be a part of the 82-volunteer planning committee, which works for more than nine months alongside Special Olympics Pennsylvania (SOPA), which oversees more than 300 events statewide.[42]

Villanova University holds an annual NOVAdance year-long fundraising effort that culminates with a 12-hour dance marathon each Spring, raising money in support of the Andrew McDonough B+ (Be Positive) Foundation. NOVAdance began in 2014, and has since then become a yearly event.[44]

The Villanova University community is noted for its participation inHabitat for Humanity In 2004, Villanova had more participants in the Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge than any other U.S. university.[45]

Villanova's School of Engineering maintains a student chapter ofEngineers Without Borders, a non-profit organization that focuses on helping to improve the living conditions of communities worldwide.[46]

The chapter's inaugural project was to design and build a playground for a grade school inNew Orleans following the tragic events ofHurricane Katrina. Villanova EWB was the only student organization to win an award from the regionalProject Management Institute, receiving an Honorable Mention from PMI for project of the year.[47] The most recent project involved designing and building a water treatment and distribution system which provided an orphanage and surrounding villages in northernThailand with drinking water and irrigation for their crops.[48]

The Blue Key Society consists of around 200 volunteer campus tour guides who work with the Admissions Office to give three tours each weekday, various special tours as needed and selected weekend tours throughout the school year.[49]

Student Government Association

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St. Thomas of Villanova Monastery

Founded in 1925, the Student Government Association (SGA) operates through its three branches (the Executive Branch, the Senate, and the Judicial Council). The Executive Branch is led by the President of the Student Body and Executive Vice President, and consists of the Chief of Staff and Directors of Athletics; Finance; Programming; and Public Relations. The Senate is led by the Speaker of the Senate and consists of thirty-four Senators total, twenty-two elected representatives from the classes and schools and twelve appointed representatives from University offices and student organizations. The Judicial Council is led by the Chief Justice and consists of four Associate Justices and a Judicial Clerk.[50]

Fraternities and sororities

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Roughly 30% of Villanova students identify with one of elevenfraternities, twelvesororities, and one service fraternity.[51] There are no fraternity or sorority houses on-campus. The first Greek organization at the school was established in 1902 as a social organization and circle of individuals interested in classical studies.[52]

A panoramic view of the Main Campus in early spring

Villanova Emergency Medical Service

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Villanova Emergency Medical Service (VEMS), is a student-run ambulance service licensed and dedicated to serving the campus community. VEMS membership consists of more than 40 undergraduate student volunteers; the majority of whom are certified asEmergency Medical Technicians, volunteering more than 25,000 hours annually. Villanova is one of only a handful of colleges to provide EMS services to their campus, and one of only 52 who provide emergency response and transport to at least the Basic Life Support (BLS) Level.[53] VEMS has been recognized on a national level multiple times by theNational Collegiate EMS Foundation (NCEMSF), specifically being named 2001 Campus Organization of the Year and receiving EMS website of the year in 2000, 2004, and 2006. Their skills competition team also placed in second at the 2011 Annual Physio-Control BLS Skills Competition. VEMS hosted the second annual NCEMSF Conference in 1995 as well as the twelfth annual conference in Philadelphia in 2005.[54]

Campus publications and media

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St. Thomas of Villanova Church

The Villanovan has been an officially recognized and accredited student newspaper since its founding in 1916. The university's newspaper of record, the tabloid-sized weekly usually produces 12 issues per semester, at 6,500 copies per issue.[55]

The Belle Air Yearbook is the official yearbook of the university and has been a student-made production since 1922. The book is published by theL.G. Balfour Company. The book has won numerous awards over the years including the prestigious Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Crown Award in 1988[56] and 1989[57] and the Yearbook Award for their 2017 book and the National Yearbook Sample Award for their 2019 publication.[citation needed]

The Villanova Times, the independent bi-weekly student newspaper, won theCollegiate Network Award for Layout and Design in 2005–06, 2007–08 and 2008–09.[58]

VTV is the student-run campus television station. Starting in 1999 as the Villanova TV Production Club, the station produces news, events, films and other programming for the Villanova community, and can be seen on the campus television network.[59]

WXVU, the FCC-licensed student-operatedFM radio station, operates at 89.1megahertz. With an output of 75 watts, WXVU can be heard for 8 miles (13 km) around the campus and globally via the internet. Since 1991, the station has offered a varied program of music, news, sports, public affairs, and specialty programming.[60]

POLIS Literary Magazine, a student publication printed once a semester by the Villanova University Honors Program, features writing and artwork by Villanova students and professors. Each issue features creative nonfiction, poetry, short fiction, and black-and-white photography focusing on a central theme.[61]

Concept is an interdisciplinary journal of graduate studies sponsored by the Graduate Division of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.[62] The 2009 student filmPrice of Life received critical attention.[63]

NROTC

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Since its inception in the summer of 1946, theNROTC unit on campus has produced 25 Admirals and Generals in the United States Navy and Marine Corps. At one point, there had only been two four-star generals in the U.S. Marine Corps, one of them the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and they had both been graduates of Villanova NROTC. In 2004, the commanders of bothU.S. Naval Forces Atlantic (Admiral William J. Fallon) andU.S. Naval Forces Pacific (Admiral Walter F. Doran) were Villanova NROTC graduates.[64][65] Admiral Fallon was later assigned as Commander, U.S. Central Command from March 2007 to March 2008. ADM Fallon was the first Navy officer to hold that position.[66]

Student performing arts

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The Special Olympics Torch arrives at the Quad of Villanova University in November 2018.

Villanova University is without a formal music department; therefore, the Office of Student Performing Arts is charged with the organization of the studentperforming arts groups on campus. Due to the lack of a music department, student musicians are from every school in the university.[67] Nearly 10% of the student body participates in various music related organizations.[68]

The Villanova Band is the largest and oldest musical group at Villanova with over 100 members. The Villanova Band has four divisions: the Concert Band, the Scramble Band, the Pep Band, and the Jazz Ensemble. The Concert Band plays one concert at the end of each semester. It also performs throughout the Villanova community and on its annual "Fall Tour". The Scramble Band performs for Villanova Football games between plays and at halftime on the field. The Villanova Pep Band performs at Villanova Men's and Women's Basketball games, including post-season games such as the Big East Tournament. The Jazz Ensemble and Orchestra have end-of-semester concerts and perform on campus and around the Philadelphia area several times a year. The band is made up of students of every school within Villanova.[69]

The second-largest musical group at Villanova, the Pastoral Musicians have about 60 voices and 35 instrumentalists, primarily undergraduates, up from 30 musicians in 1995. Their musical selection shows the diversity of style within the Catholic tradition: contemporary praise music from different cultures,Bach,Palestrina,Mozart,Lauridsen, and others.

Villanova'smen's chorus, the Villanova Singers, was founded in 1953 by Dean Harold Gill Reuschlein, then Dean of theLaw School. The Singers were established for the stated purpose of singing various types of music and enriching the cultural life of the university.[70] Entirely student-run, the Singers are governed by a nine-member board of students and sing a wide range of musical styles and types, ranging from classical to contemporary. Within the Singers, there exists a smaller, student-directeda cappella group known as the Spires. Alumni of the Spires includeJim Croce,Tommy West andManhattan Transfer memberTim Hauser.[70]

The Villanova Voiceswomen's chorus is the oldest women's organization at the university. Originally called the Villanova Women's Glee Club, the group was founded by 20 women from the university's College of Nursing in 1960, shortly after Villanova became coeducational. Their attendanta cappella group, the Haveners, is student-directed.[71]

Athletics

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Main article:Villanova Wildcats
Villanova Wildcats logo

Villanova University teams are known as the Wildcats. They compete as a member of theNCAA Division I level, primarily competing in theBig East Conference. The Wildcats previously competed in the Eastern 8 Conference from 1975 to 1976 to 1979–80. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball and water polo.[72] The football and rowing team[73] competes in theColonial Athletic Association, while the women's lacrosse team competes in thePatriot League.

The Wildcats are also part of thePhiladelphia Big 5, the traditional Philadelphia-area basketball rivalry. Their fiercest crosstown rivalry is withSaint Joseph's University ("St. Joe's"), the city'sJesuit university, and matches between them are called the "Holy War".

In the NCAA graduation report released on November 17, 2020, Villanova has a graduation-success rate (GSR) of 97 percent rate in the NCAA GSR method.[74] In the GSR release, Villanova had 12 of its athletic programs post a perfect 100 percent graduation success rate for the 2010-2013 cohort. This data measures the percentage of student-athletes who entered college on institutional aid (whether athletics-based aid or otherwise) between those years and graduated within six years. Villanova had seven women's programs and five men's programs earn a 100 percent GSR in the release.[75] The Villanova women's and men's basketball team are among the athletic program's 14 teams with a 100 percent graduation rate for 2010–13.[75]

Men's basketball

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Main article:Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Championship parade in Center City, Philadelphia on April 5, 2018

In 1985, under the direction of coachRollie Massimino, the men's basketball team won theNCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in the first year of the 64-team field. The final game, against defending champion and ten-point-favoriteGeorgetown, is often cited among the greatest upsets in college basketball history.[76]

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.[8]

In 2018, Villanova defeated the Michigan Wolverines 79–62 to win the 2018 NCAA Championship inSan 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 seatFinneran Pavilion for smaller attendance games, as well as the larger 20,478 seatXfinity Mobile Arena within theSouth Philadelphia Sports Complex. The February 13, 2006, meeting between Villanova and theUniversity of Connecticut set the record for the highest attendance at a college basketball game in Pennsylvania, with 20,859 attendees.[77]

Football

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Main article:Villanova Wildcats football

The Villanova men's football team competes in the NCAAFootball Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) in theCoastal Athletic Association Football Conference. The university continues to play in the Colonial Athletic Association for football as thenew, restructured Big East Conference does not include football as a conference sport.

According to some sources, the 1906 Villanova team is credited with completing the first legalforward pass in football history.[78]

Men's lacrosse

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Main article:Villanova Wildcats men's lacrosse

The Villanova men'slacrosse team competes in NCAA Division I as a member of theBig East Conference. Through 2009, Villanova men's lacrosse was a member of theColonial Athletic Association and in 2009, Villanova won the CAA tournament as the fourth seed (the lowest-seeded championship team in conference history)[79] for its first title.[80] The team also made its first NCAA tournament appearance that year.[81]

Track and field

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Villanova University's track and field team has a long history of athletic success that has spanned fromBig East Conference Championships to NCAA Championships.[82]

The men's team has produced 69 NCAA Championships, 36 Indoor and 33 Outdoor. The team has had eight NCAA team Championships (four Cross Country, three Indoor, one Outdoor). Villanova has produced 28 athletes who have made appearances in the Olympics, 10 of whom have medaled (seven gold medals, three silver medals). The men's team has also won 112 Penn Relay Championships, which stands as the most wins by any school. The men's current coaches include head coachMarcus O'Sullivan and assistant head coach Anthony Williams.[82]

The women's team has also had a multitude of success, producing 11 Big East team Championships and nine NCAA team Championships, most recently winning the 2009 and 2010 NCAA Cross Country Championships. They have also produced nine Olympians includingRon Delany,Eamonn Coghlan,Vicki Huber,Sonia O'Sullivan,Kim Certain,Kate Fonshell,Jen Rhines,Carmen Douma, andCarrie Tollefson. The Women's team has won 28 Penn Relay Championships, which is the most wins by any women's team. The current women's coaches include head coach Gina Procaccio and assistant head coach Anthony Williams.[82]

At least one Villanovan athlete has competed in everySummer Olympics since 1948, winning a total of 13 medals (nine gold, four silver).[83]

Traditions

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University seal

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An adaptation of the seal of the Order of St. Augustine, the seal of Villanova University is one of the campus's most ubiquitous images, adorning everything from buildings to chairs to backpacks.[84] A ribbon carries the university motto:Veritas, Unitas, Caritas (Truth,Unity, andCharity),virtues to which every member of the Villanova community should aspire. A book symbolizes Augustine's dedication to education and theNew Testament where he found Christianity. Acincture is part of thehabit worn by members of the Order of Saint Augustine. Hovering above is the flaming heart, symbol of Augustine's search for God and his love of neighbors. Behind the book is thecrosier – a staff traditionally held by a Bishop – commemorating Augustine's service as Bishop ofHippo. Above and behind the book are twocrosses, symbolic of Augustine's conversion and the university's commitment to Catholicism. Framing the central portion of the seal is alaurel wreath exemplifying victory through the pursuit of knowledge, and 1842 is the year of the university's founding. Surrounding the seal is the incorporated fide of the university:Universitas Villanova In Statu Pennsylvaniae.

Liberty Bell's "Sister Bell"

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The old wing of the Falvey Library

Villanova University was home to theLiberty Bell's "Sister Bell", the replacement bell ordered from theWhitechapel Bell Foundry after the original bell cracked in 1753.[85] This new bell was installed at the Pennsylvania State House, now known asIndependence Hall, and attached to the State House clock. The Sister Bell rang the hours until the late 1820s, when the bell was removed during a renovation and loaned to theOlde St. Augustine Church in Philadelphia. In 1829, the bell was hung in a new cupola and tower designed by architectWilliam Strickland. There it remained until May 8, 1844, when it was destroyed, along with the Olde St. Augustine Church, during the Philadelphia Nativist riots. The friars of theOrder of Saint Augustine had the "Sister Bell" recast and transferred to Villanova University.[85] The bell was moved off campus in 2011.

At the university's centennial celebration, the bell was rung byArchbishop Dennis Joseph Dougherty to open the ceremonies. In 1954, the bell was displayed as part of an exhibit atGimbels department store in Philadelphia that focused on the growth and development of the university.[86] The Sister Bell is currently enshrined in the Heritage Room on the basement floor of the St. Thomas of Villanova Monastery on the university's campus.[85][86]

Alumni

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Main article:List of Villanova University alumni

Villanova University has many notable alumni in religion, entertainment, sports, politics, military service, and business:[87]

Pope Leo XIV, BS '77

Pope Leo XIV, the first and only American-bornpope, graduated from the university in 1977, making Villanova the only American university with a pope among its alumni.[88] Other notable alumni in the Catholic hierarchy includeJohn Joseph O'Connor, Cardinal Archbishop of theArchdiocese of New York,[89] andEmellia Prokopik, Superior General of the nuns of theOrder of Saint Basil the Great.[90]

Alumni in the entertainment industry includeGolden Globe-nominated actressMaria Bello,[91]NBC News (WCAU) andEmmy Award-winning news anchorKeith Jones,[92] actorJon Polito,[93] founder ofManhattan TransferTim Hauser,[94] singer-songwritersJim Croce andDon McLean,[95]Tony Award-winning playwright and screenwriterDavid Rabe,[96] and fashion model and entrepreneur Katherine Parr.[97]

Professional athletes from Villanova includeNFL Hall of Famer, longtime FOX commentator and actorHowie Long,[98] Eagles runningbackBrian Westbrook,[99] NBA playersRandy Foye,[100]Kyle Lowry,[101] andJalen Brunson.

Villanova has produced several governmental officials, including former Pennsylvania GovernorEd Rendell,[102] former New Hampshire Senator and current GovernorKelly Ayotte (Villanova Law),[103] and former Connecticut GovernorJohn G. Rowland.[104] Wife to the governor andfederal judge for theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit,Marjorie Rendell, is also a graduate.[105]

Numerous Marine generals and navy admirals graduated from Villanova'sNaval ROTC program, includingWilliam J. Fallon, Admiral in the United States Navy and Commander ofUnited States Central Command;[106] andGeorge B. Crist, Marine General and the first Marine to be designated Commander in Chief, Central Command;[107] Another graduate,Paul X. Kelley, served as Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.[108]Joe Clancy, formerDirector of the United States Secret Service, is also an alumnus.[109]

Notes

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  1. ^Other consists ofMultiracial Americans & those who prefer to not say.
  2. ^The percentage of students who received an income-based federalPell grant intended for low-income students.
  3. ^The percentage of students who are a part of theAmerican middle class at the bare minimum.

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