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Very white Catholic community, however Villanova is very accepting of every ethnicity, race, and religion. Some people dress up for class, but it's definitely not necessary-sweats / pajamas are definitely seen a lot. A lot of people from NJ, but it doesnt really matter to people.

As stated before, there is a "Villanova Student" stereotype. While many (including myself) live outside of this group, it is still present on campus. If you tend towards the extremes of counter-culture you may find yourself alone or in a small minority on campus. That being said, ALL students at Villanova interact. It's an outgoing campus in that sense. I've found out that between any two people on campus, there are only about 3 degrees of seperation instead of the standard 6. Villanova is politically active, but not in you face about it. We recently have had Michelle Obama, Chelsea Clinton and Sen. John McCain on campus and they've all found the students well-informed and intelligent regarding politcal discourse. Being a Catholic school, most students claim they tend toward the right, but there are plenty of staunch Democrats, Republicans, Populists, Libertarians and Centrists for anyone to be satisfied.

I think there is a variety of different people at Villanova. I think there are an astonishing amount of racists who attend the school, but also that there are many strongly against racism. I feel that there are few who stand in the inbetween area. Most students seem to be from the east coast so it could possibly be because of the way they were raised. Politically, i would say Villanova is predominantly right winged.

There are not a lot of different races that go to Villanova therefore thats why we have the nickname Vanilla Nova. Villanova always tries to talk about diversification but its like their beating a dead horse. How about they spend some of that money they waste on stupid days like balloon day and use it to better the campus. Mostly everyone at Villanova has some money. parking lot is full with BMW, Audi, etc. It's all about money at Villanova.

there is some racism not alot mainly just cause its predominatly white, the student body has a vast variety of student though nerdy preppy athletes pretty girls smart dumb its all over, not everyones as smart as they think

Villanova's Student Body ranges from all over. You name it and Villanova has it. I believe that most students interact with one another (I know personally that it does not matter to me who you are), but you get those groups of students that "push" themselves away from others at Villanova. They does this but yet they say some of us are racists. They are the ones that close themselves off to others not the other way around.

I never had issues with people pn campus and barly involved with campus activities. I play sports and i participate in every event that relate to sport. I found myself getting along with athletes then nonathletes during my time in Villanova.

The student body as a whole is just incredibly friendly. Most people dress pretty preppy, and it is not uncommon to see the same outfit in different colors, because everyone basically has the same sense of style.

Most people dress up for class. Most are rich and politically involved.

Villanova is very conservative, and for the most part, white. Students mostly come from middle- to upper-class families. Most students are Catholic, and you can always bet that each of the Masses on Sunday nights (6pm, 8pm, and 10pm) fill the entire church.

Most students who go here are upper-middle class and white. There are always the exceptions though. Not everyone is white, and not everyone is rich. A large portion of the students here are from Jersey or Long Island. It's hard to make a generalization though, because my room mate is from Maryland, a girl down my hallway is from Texas, and another girl is from India... and that's only in my hallway. I've met people from California, Singapore, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia too.

There are virtually NO LGBT kids here, and if there are they sure don't talk about it. Kids dress pretty well in class, sometimes to the point that's a little ridiculous. The school isn't too cliquey and it's definetely not like high school, but it's certainly got social groups that don't often mix. Most kids are pretty wealthy and from the Northeast, and you can definitely tell.

nice people. of course wherever you go there are clique types of groups but everyone is really open minded here

i think that there is a very wide range of students here from all different backgrounds and from all over the world. it is a very diverse campus, and generally everyone gets along with everybody else. it is a pretty welcoming and close community.

Certain stereotypes about Villanova may be somewhat true, but I have found that all different kinds of people are accepted and can find a niche through some group whether it just be of friends or of an extracurricular, etc.

The school itself is primarily white, Christian, heterosexual, above average income students. Now that is not to say that all students are intolerant of people from other groups. I have never seen any racial crimes, or anyone harassed for being a certain race, or having a certain characteristic. In general the student population learns from St. Augustine and from the Christian church to be tolerant of others no matter who they are and to accept them as brothers and sisters. With that said students who are not white, Christian, heterosexual, or earn an above average income may find that there are less people like you at this school. However, you will not have problems making friends, because there are people at the school like you, you just have to search them out a bit harder. Most students are very dressed up to class here. That's one of Villanova's things, you can't walk out your door looking unkempt even if you are going to the store or the gym, you have to have makeup on, and look good. Most student at Villanova are from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York with other from the surrounding eastern coast states: Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Florida, there is also a large contingent from Puerto Rico. Predominantly, students being more of the conservative Christian type are more right-winged politically. But that's not to say that left winged people are non-existent because they are as well.

Villanova is trying to become more diverse within their student population. Most of the students at Villanova are from New Jersey and surrounding areas. However, they are also trying to make this statistic more diverse by accepting people from Puerto Rico and Southern States.

This is a Catholic college so religion holds a strong presence on the campus. There are student-run Sunday night masses which are attended by an overwhelming number of students every week. In terms of race, the student body is predominantly white but there certainly is diversity too.

The student body at Villanova is awesome. Everyone is cheerful, friendly, and willing to lend a helping hand.

There is diversity on campus, but it seems that at least 80{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the students are white. I'm not sure what percentage of the student body is Catholic but I would say it may be around 50{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}. There is a large puerto rican student presence on campus (I believe Villanova has a sister high school in puerto rico). As far as LGBT goes, I know there is a lesbian gay straight coalition (club) on campus but they aren't too vocal. There are a lot of kids from rich families that go to Villanova. In the winter a lot of students wear sweats to class but during the nicer months kids like to dress up, the girls especially. By the way, the girls at Villanova are by and large a very attractive group, who like to look good and do look very good most of the time. Most students at Villanova come from the Northeast, hailing from states like PA, DE, NJ, downstate NY, CT, MA, as well as from the midwest, FL and CA as well. The students are politically pretty mainstream. The kids I know don't talk about how much they will earn upon graduation, but I only know a few business students.