Villanova vs. UVA

[Anonymous]

Peer colleges or is one superior to the other? Nova is much more expensive. But UVA undergrad is twice as large. Is the private college worth the premium? If yes, why? Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Is this a serious question?

UVA is way better than Villanova. Do you research on college confidential and college ranking sites.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this a serious question?

UVA is way better than Villanova. Do you research on college confidential and college ranking sites.

Was coming to say the same thing.

[Anonymous]

I am not a UVA booster (lots here on DCUM), but Villanova is not in the same league. It's a tier below.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Peer colleges or is one superior to the other? Nova is much more expensive. But UVA undergrad is twice as large. Is the private college worth the premium? If yes, why? Thank you.

Expense does not equate quality. Don't confuse the two.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this a serious question?

UVA is way better than Villanova. Do you research on college confidential and college ranking sites.

Was coming to say the same thing.

Better - yes. Way better - bit of a stretch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Peer colleges or is one superior to the other? Nova is much more expensive. But UVA undergrad is twice as large. Is the private college worth the premium? If yes, why? Thank you.

Expense does not equate quality. Don't confuse the two.

Typical myopic public U alum response. Most of the kids at Nova turned down state flagships UVA, UMD, Illinois, Clemson, Penn State, UNC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Peer colleges or is one superior to the other? Nova is much more expensive. But UVA undergrad is twice as large. Is the private college worth the premium? If yes, why? Thank you.

Expense does not equate quality. Don't confuse the two.

Typical myopic public U alum response. Most of the kids at Nova turned down state flagships UVA, UMD, Illinois, Clemson, Penn State, UNC.

As the saying goes.. "A fool and his money are soon parted".. I know where to find one of those now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Peer colleges or is one superior to the other? Nova is much more expensive. But UVA undergrad is twice as large. Is the private college worth the premium? If yes, why? Thank you.

Expense does not equate quality. Don't confuse the two.

Typical myopic public U alum response. Most of the kids at Nova turned down state flagships UVA, UMD, Illinois, Clemson, Penn State, UNC.

“Most” huh? You must know like what 2 people?

[Anonymous]

This is a prank post, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Peer colleges or is one superior to the other? Nova is much more expensive. But UVA undergrad is twice as large. Is the private college worth the premium? If yes, why? Thank you.

Expense does not equate quality. Don't confuse the two.

Typical myopic public U alum response. Most of the kids at Nova turned down state flagships UVA, UMD, Illinois, Clemson, Penn State, UNC.

The thought of “Nova” feelimg superior and looking down on the lowly publics like UVA, UMD, Illinois, Penn State is so freaking hilarious!! Omg, this cannot be real.

[Anonymous]

If you look at the lists of “peer institutions” for each, they are very different. Villanova tends to overlap with other Catholic schools (BC, Holy Cross, Providence, Loyola) and schools in PA.

[Anonymous]

Villanova is certainly getting more selective. Here's the Class of 2022 First-Year Admitted Profile:
Acceptance Rate 28.9%
GPA (middle 50%): 4.10-4.48 on a weighted 4.0 scale
SAT (middle 50%): 1380-1490
ACT (middle 50%): 31-34

[Anonymous]

You people are ridiculous with your need for ranking.
ACT 25- 75 per CDS
UVA- 29- 33
Villanova 30- 33

Both are great schools, with different strengths and different missions. Plenty of smart kids at each.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Peer colleges or is one superior to the other? Nova is much more expensive. But UVA undergrad is twice as large. Is the private college worth the premium? If yes, why? Thank you.

Expense does not equate quality. Don't confuse the two.

Typical myopic public U alum response. Most of the kids at Nova turned down state flagships UVA, UMD, Illinois, Clemson, Penn State, UNC.

The thought of “Nova” feelimg superior and looking down on the lowly publics like UVA, UMD, Illinois, Penn State is so freaking hilarious!! Omg, this cannot be real.

NP: Villanova is school with a different feel than big state universities; no one is suggesting they look down on anyone--nor that they are looked down upon. In this list, if you were coming from Northern Virginia, UVA and UNC-Chapel Hill would likely be slightly harder to get into, UMD and Illinois roughly the same. Penn State and Clemson easier. And the out-of-state tuition at the public schools is a lot, so if you didn't like UVA and/or weren't accepted, Villanova would probably end up costing just as much as the rest--with the exception of Penn State which has comparatively reasonable out-of-state tuition, but doesn't have the same academic selectivity and is much larger.