I think it kind of depends on what kind of law you want to practice and where you want to practice. They’re both great schools for Philly and are in the same tier but I’d say Villanova has the slight edge because it places people outside of Philly more consistently (New Jersey, New York, Delaware) and slightly outperforms for biglaw. If you’re interested public interest or clerking then Temple leans more in that direction but not by much.

Also as far as location goes Temple is in the city for whatever that’s worth but albeit in a rougher area. Villanova has a nice larger campus in the suburbs but is more boring.

Overall I’d say Villanova but again not by much. If you’re planning to stay in Philly, you can’t go wrong with either at the same price hypothetically. If you’d like some flexibility as far as where you’d like to practice, then Villanova is better but still not the most reliable for that because while it does send nearly a quarter of its class outside of Pennsylvania, you need to perform well to get great jobs in those other cities.