<p>Villanova definitely makes the top 5 in my book! 8-)</p>
<p>Go Wildcats! :-D</p>
<p>I think Boston College and Villanova are overpriced.</p>
<p>ND
G-Town
BC
Holy Cross
Providence College
Villanova
Marquette
Gonzaga</p>
<p>The best Catholic institutions in order. A lot of sports (esp. basketball) powerhouses.</p>
<p>ND,Gtown, Holy Cross.</p>
<p>Among "universities"</p>
<p>1) Notre Dame, Georgetown (tied)
3) Boston College
4) Catholic University of America
5) Villanova</p>
<p>Among LACs:</p>
<p>1) College of the Holy Cross
2) St. John's/St. Benedict's</p>
<p>Among the rest, Santa Clara and Gonzaga are the best Catholic Univeristies on the West Coast with Seattle, Portland, LMU, San Francico bunched together and St. Mary's slightly behind.</p>
<p>In the midwest for students who didnt get into Notre Dame, Marquette would be next, then St. Louis, then a tie between Loyola and DePaul (traditionally Loyola is ranked higher but DePaul seems to be coming on strong and might have passed them) and Dayton</p>
<p>LACs in the Midwest would be St. Norbert's in Wisconsin, John Carroll in Cleveland.</p>
<p>Among the traditional women's colleges, St. Catherine's in Minnesota, Trinity in Washington and Rosemont near Philadelphia are said to be pretty good. Trinity is the alma mater of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebeilius and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco.</p>
<p>How could you not love going to the University of San Francisco, especially if the financial aid package is pretty good. USF is a bit more conservative than a lot of the colleges nearby, but we are talking about the bay area. They call San Francisco "America's Favorite City" for good reason</p>
<p>Pete Rozelle and Pierre Salinger are USF grads</p>