Villanova earned 130 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 13 in the top 1%, 44 in the top 5%, 44 in the top 10% and 29 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 114 in Highest Paid Graduates for Criminology, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 130 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 13 / 44
Highest placement: #1 of 114, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 18
Placements this edition: 345
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Villanova University Earned?
Villanova University holds 130 ranking badges across 18 fields of study, 57 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
13
Top 5%
44
Top 10%
44
Top 15%
29
Total
130
What Is Villanova University Known For?
Villanova University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 22 of its 93 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Managerial Economics, Taxation and Biochemical Engineering.
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Villanova University earned 27 badges across 20 sports, 18 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #6 of 704 in Soccer.
How Does Villanova University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Villanova University earned 2 badges across 2 online programs, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 3 in Most Popular Online for Classical Languages & Literature.
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Villanova University earned 8 badges, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #246 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Villanova University appears in 345 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team