Villanova University Cabrini Campus: Fast Facts

Location: Radnor, Pa.
Total Acreage: 112 acres (45 hectares)
Date Acquired: June 28, 2024
Opening Date: August 24, 2026
Number of Buildings: 21
Distance from Villanova Campus: 1.9 miles (point-to-point)

Undergraduates from all class years, and several graduate programs, will regularly be in class on the Cabrini Campus, which boasts outstanding classrooms, technology and labs that naturally suit the academic departments that will call it home.

Home to: Department of Ethics, the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, the Department of Education and Counseling, and select facilities supporting the Department of Communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; two graduate programs in the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing; Mother Cabrini Institute on Immigration.

Select facilities: A state-of-the-art vivarium, nursing and simulation spaces, media labs; specially designed classrooms for education and counseling; collaborative learning environments and extensive student study space designed to support both undergraduate and graduate education.

The 100,000-square-foot Dixon Center and Nerney Pavilion will serve as the recreational hub of the Cabrini Campus.

Key Features: indoor pool, basketball courts, group fitness studio, fitness centers, suspended running track.

Additional Facilities: outdoorbasketball, volleyball, tennis and pickleball courts, turf and grass playing fields, nature trail.

Varsity Athletics: Villanova Field Hockey will establish its permanent home on the Cabrini Campus, with the Wildcats' new pitch occupying the site of the former Edith Robb Dixon Field.

The campus provides residence hall and apartment-style living for approximately 900 undergraduate students. A dedicated residence (Maguire House) will be available to Villanova's student veterans.

Building Names: Lecceto, Francesca, Angelo, Xavier, Josephine, Nicholas, and Thomas Halls

Several dining options, ranging from grab-and-go to restaurant-style, are available throughout the Cabrini Campus in Bellesini Hall, Cascia Hall, and The Dixon Center and Nerney Pavilion for students, faculty and staff. Student meal plans will be active across both campuses. The Cabrini Campus also features a dedicated kitchen free from the top 9 allergens.

Spirituality and mission-related programming will play an important role on campus, with liturgical offerings, including weekly Masses, held at Sacred Heart Chapel. The Office for Mission and Ministry will offer regular programming and hospitality from the Wolfington Family Suite for Mission and Ministry in Ortiz Hall, which houses a dedicated Multifaith Prayer Room.

Convenient transportation between the Villanova and Cabrini campuses, including a dedicated shuttle service and overnight on-demand service, is available seven days a week.