<p>What are strong programs at nova?
What other schools would you compare it to in terms of academic quality and reputation?
How is student life?</p>
<p>Good programs in lib. arts...
Similar to BC, Bucknell, Lehigh, Holy Cross.
Good sized undergrad population, and there's lots of stuff to do around Phila.</p>
<p>Basketball and running.</p>
<p>actually best known for its business program</p>
<p>very true...if it were placed in the national universities category, where would it place?</p>
<p>Villanova could probably rank in the 60s, maybe even high 50s among schools like Syracuse, Boston University, University of Deleware, Pepperdine, & Fordham.</p>
<p>Agree with other posters behind Holy Cross and BC but ahead of Fordham. If national university 50-65.</p>
<p>I would say above Fordham, behind BC. Its a school on its way up, definitely getting more competitive.</p>
<p>I know Villanova mostly as a track school. A lot of famous milers went there. They used to import a lot of great Irish runners, but in recent years the Irish pipeline seems to feed Providence more than 'nova.</p>
<p>I agree above Fordham behind BC.</p>
<p>I'd would rank between 45-60.</p>
<p>Villanovas a good school my friends sisters in her 1st year and loves it... just came home for Christmas break and all ive heard was good reviews about it</p>
<p>I think posters here are underrating Fordham.</p>
<p>No basically, what we're saying is it belongs somewhere in that 6-way tie at 60 or above:</p>
<p>40 Boston College
40 University of California Irvine*
42 U. of Illinois Urbana - Champaign*
43 Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (NY)
43 Tulane University (LA)
45 Univ. of California Santa Barbara*
45 University of Washington*
45 Yeshiva University (NY)
48 Pennsylvania State U. University Park*
48 University of California Davis*
50 Syracuse University (NY)
50 University of Florida*
52 University of Texas Austin*
53 George Washington University (DC)
53 Worcester Polytechnic Inst. (MA)
55 Pepperdine University (CA)
55 Univ. of Maryland College Park*
55 University of Miami (FL)
58 University of Georgia*
58 University of Pittsburgh*
60 Boston University
60 Ohio State University Columbus*
60 Purdue Univ. West Lafayette (IN)*
60 Rutgers New Brunswick (NJ)*
60 Texas A&M Univ. College Station*
60 University of Iowa*
66 Miami University Oxford (OH)*
66 University of Delaware*
68 Fordham University (NY) </p>
<p>After Fordham is UConn, then a 3-way for 71(SMU), 4-way for 74(Michigan St., SUNY-Bing), 6-way for 78(St. Louis, V-Tech), then after that you get into schools like Clark.</p>
<p>The caliber and quality of institution that Villanova is belongs nowhere below Fordham's slot.</p>
<p>Villanova would be right there in the 50-60 range with Syracuse, GW, Pepperdine, BU etc..</p>
<p>depends on the program......villanova has a better engineering school than Fordham and UConn, but UConn and Fordham have better business programs. Villanova is a great school, but don't just go by us news and world report's overall rankings. All that matters is the specific program!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are all smart kids, but if you have not realized this by now then you really are not that bright.</p>
<p>Yes, even when you take into account all of the school's programs it would be placed easily in the 45-60 range.</p>
<p>"vanillanova."</p>
<p>the stereotype is white, preppy and alcohol</p>
<p>not that it's a bad school</p>
<p>why isn't it nationally ranked?</p>
<p>It's not nationally ranked because Villanova doesn't have a doctoral program or if it does it is very small. It is ranked as the #1 school in the Master's North category. </p>
<p>If it were to be nationally ranked it would be ranked in the 45-60 range. Alongside schools such as University of Miami, Penn State, George Washington, Syracuse, Pepperdine, BU etc...</p>
<p>Villanova is known for one thing: basketball elite.</p>