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

Who they are

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

Race & ethnicity

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

Where they're from

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

Campus

Villanova
Large suburbNCAA D-I FCS · Big East ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Wake Forest
Large cityNCAA D-I FBS · Atlantic Coast 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:Villanova University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;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;College Scorecard, Fall 2024About 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