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Villanova’s reputation concerning diversity is something that can definitely be criticized. While there are international students and minorities here, overall, these comprise a very small percentage of the schools population. Generally, the international student population is synonymous with the minority students. The majority of students who attend Villanova are white with very similar economic, educational, ethnic, geographic, and religious backgrounds. A large group of students are Catholic and tend to be from Irish or Italian decent. Villanova leans heavily on the tri-state for students, and students from other areas of the nation can probably be counted in a thousand or less. However, the minority organizations, as well as the administration, have been working hard to increasing awareness and diversity around campus, and every year, they try to make Villanova that much more diverse.

The only positive aspect of diversity at the University is the male-to-female ratio—the numbers are almost even. If you want diversity, it’s best to leave campus and head to Philadelphia to experience the wide array of cultures present there. Overall, the nearby area’s diversity makes up for the seemingly “vanilla” makeup of the school.

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Diversity at Villanova University

aburgo01

Sociology '14

3.1

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Boasts That It's Diverse and Accepting, but Still Has a Long Way to Go

villanova is 80% white. Sometimes it can be overwhelming, being non-white myself. There are clubs such as Asian club, African and Carribbean Villanovans and Latin American Student Organization, as well as multicultural greek organizations, etc which may help you (if a minority or just like diversity) feel more at home. there are a lot of "alumni children", grandchildren, etc at villanova, which aids the "vanilla-nova" image. The students are mostly catholic, but they are pretty accepting of different religions & sexual orietations (i.e. backlash from students after tim miller workshop cancellation). Administration still needs a long way to go to make minorities and others who do not fit the cookie-cutter, girl/boy-next-door mold, feel like they can fit in too.

Mar 08, 2012

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xomorganbritt

Speech Language Pathology '15

2.3

C

Not Very Diverse

Villanova is not very diverse, however, I have not found it to be a bad thing. We do have students of all different races and we all get along, although it is a primarily white school.

Mar 07, 2012

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mxmnova11

Psychology '15

2.3

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Not Much

Villanova needs to work on diversifying our school. But compared to recent years they have done better. Need to do more work on it though

Jan 07, 2012

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