Quad

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Wake Forest is more diverse (index 0.55 vs. 0.52)

    Diversity index
  2. 2

    Villanova is a bit larger (6,862 vs. 5,485)

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Villanova has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Wake Forest (12% vs. 10%)

    Pell Grant recipients

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Wake Forest5.5K
Villanova6.9K
Pell Grant share
Wake Forest10%
Villanova12%
First-gen share
Wake Forest12%
Villanova13%
Diversity index
Wake Forest0.55
Villanova0.52

Who they are

Men
Wake Forest45%
Villanova47%
Part-time students
Wake Forest1%
Villanova3%
Students 25 and older
Wake Forest0%
Villanova4%

Race & ethnicity

Wake Forest
Villanova
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Wake Forest12%
Villanova21%
First-years from other states
Wake Forest84%
Villanova77%
First-years from abroad
Wake Forest3%
Villanova1%
New transfer students this fall
Wake Forest49
Villanova106
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Wake Forest3%
Villanova6%

Campus

Wake Forest
Large cityNCAA D-I FBS · Atlantic Coast ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Villanova
Large suburbNCAA D-I FCS · Big East ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;Villanova University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why