University reference

Villanova University

Villanova University, established in 1842, is an active ROR organization in Radnor, US. ROR classifies the organization under education, funder. This profile preserves public aliases, acronyms, external identifiers, location details and organization relationships supplied by the Research Organization Registry, then links the record to other organizations in the same city and country and to recorded airports in the same city. It is a directory profile, not a university ranking, quality assessment, admissions guide or statement of endorsement by ROR or DataOfWorld.

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Key facts

ROR identifier
https://ror.org/02g7kd627
Country
US
City
Radnor
Administrative area
Pennsylvania
Website
https://www1.villanova.edu/university.html
Established
1842
Organization types
education, funder
Acronyms
VU
External identifiers
fundref100007226, 100010561, 100006017
gridgrid.267871.d
isni0000 0001 0381 6134
wikidataQ1466001
Organization relationships
related052tfzs89
Latitude
40.04622
Longitude
-75.35991
ROR last modified
2025-08-26

ROR identity context

Names, identifiers and relationships

These identifiers describe the organization record and do not imply ranking or endorsement.

AcronymsVU
FUNDREF identifiers100007226, 100010561, 100006017
GRID identifiersgrid.267871.d
ISNI identifiers0000 0001 0381 6134
WIKIDATA identifiersQ1466001
ROR related relationships052tfzs89

Wikidata structured context

Published identifiers and revision

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QIDQ1466001
Revision2521696689
Modified2026-07-23T15:06:22Z
Structured labelVillanova University
Websitehttp://www1.villanova.edu/content/main.html
Country QIDQ30
Inception
after0
before0
calendarmodelhttp://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1985727
precision9
time+1842-00-00T00:00:00Z
timezone0

OpenAlex institution metadata

Works and research-topic context

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25014Indexed works
813622Citations recorded

Published topics: Legal Systems and Judicial Processes, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, American Constitutional Law and Politics, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Corporate Finance and Governance, Microwave Imaging and Scattering Analysis, Species Distribution and Climate Change

Annual indicator

Institution works indexed by OpenAlex

1,157.00 works2024

Institution-level yearly works counts in OpenAlex; not a ranking or quality measure. Values retain the source period and unit.

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