Villanova
Augustinian Pennsylvania school
Villanova is a private Catholic university in suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded by the Augustinian order in 1842.
It is known for its basketball program and competitive undergraduate admissions.
The name, meaning "new town" in Italian and Spanish, also refers to several places in Europe and the Americas.
Institutional grounds and buildings
- Main LineUpscale Philadelphia suburban stretch
- NovaName signifying newness
- AugustinianOf a fourth-century theologian
- tuitionPayment for instruction
scholarship · undergraduate · graduate · professor · alumni · dormitory · library · faculty
Upscale Philadelphia suburban stretch
- PennsylvaniaNortheastern founding colony state
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
- commuterOne who travels regularly
- SEPTAPhiladelphia metro transit
Philadelphia · Montgomery County · neighborhood · residential
University sports authority
- March MadnessNCAA tournament season
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- hoopsCircular bands or rims
dunk · three-pointer · rebound · assist · defense · offense · court · buzzer-beater
campus
Institutional grounds and buildings
- Main LineUpscale Philadelphia suburban stretch
- NovaName signifying newness
- AugustinianOf a fourth-century theologian
tuition · scholarship · undergraduate · graduate · professor · alumni · dormitory · library · faculty · student
Main Line
Upscale Philadelphia suburban stretch
- PennsylvaniaNortheastern founding colony state
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
- commuterOne who travels regularly
SEPTA · Philadelphia · Montgomery County · neighborhood · residential
NCAA
University sports authority
- March MadnessNCAA tournament season
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
hoops · dunk · three-pointer · rebound · assist · defense · offense · court · buzzer-beater · bracket
Catholic
Papal church adherent
- faithTrust without proof
- theologyStudy of the divine
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
friars · ministry · service · charism · community · mission · heritage · tradition · chapel · Mass
- PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pittsburgh, Lancaster, Erie, Harrisburg
- Catholic educationCatholic schools, Catholic high schools, Catholic universities, parochial schools, parish schools
- universitiesuniversities, Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge
- College BasketballNCAA, March Madness, bracket, Final Four, Elite Eight
- Big EastGeorgetown, UConn, St. John's, Providence, Marquette
- East Coast CollegesHarvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Brown
Villanovapublic universities
Government-funded higher education institutions
Penn State · Temple · state universities · CUNY · Rutgers
VillanovaColumbia
America personified, or its namesakes
Temple · University of Chicago · Boston University · Georgetown