In the ranking classification of the best regional universities in northern China in 20 15 of U.S news and world report (the best colleges in 20 15 are regional universities (north)), villanova university ranks first.
In Forbes 20 14 ranking of the best universities in the United States, Villanova University ranks 7 1 (the 60th private university).
Villanova University has many famous academic courses:
The School of Engineering ranks 9th in undergraduate education and 1 in graduate education in US News and World Report.
Business schools ranked 12 in Businessweek in 2007, and ranked 7th among undergraduate business schools in US News and World Report.
Its MBA program ranks 29th in the Financial Times.
In the 2008 edition of US News and World Report, villanova's law school was rated as one of the "best graduate schools".
In 2004 and 2007, the College of Nursing was designated as the "Center of Excellence in Nursing Education" by the National Nursing Union.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently praised the Advanced Communication Center (CAC) of Villanova University as "an outstanding example of continuing and developing research activities in smaller universities".