Villanova is widely known for its mission to not only foster intellectual growth within students, but to also help them reach their full potential as a person.

Ezra Cornell desired to create an “institution where any person can find instruction in any study.” Following this founding principle, Cornell University is well-known for its wide variety of academic focus areas. Students not only seek to learn in their studies at this Ivy, but also to discover and engage in its community.

Providence College is widely known for its “work hard, play hard” campus culture. As a small, Catholic, liberal arts school, PC fosters a tight knit and hardworking community.