Holy Family University Overview

Holy Family University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Holy Family University Known For?

• The highest award offered at Holy Family is the doctor's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 19% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Holy Family with a bachelor's degree make about $62,235 a year. That's 53% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Holy Family University?

Contact details for Holy Family are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	9801 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19114-2009
Phone:	215-637-7700
Website:	www.holyfamily.edu

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How Do I Get Into Holy Family?

You can apply to Holy Family online at: https://holyfamilyuniversity.force.com/application/TX_SiteLogin?startURL=%2Fapplication%2FTargetX_Portal__PB

Admission Requirements for Holy Family

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Holy Family?

Holy Family has an acceptance rate of 77%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 11% of students accepted to Holy Family submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 427 and 557. Math scores were between 425 and 535.

Holy Family received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students.

Can I Afford Holy Family University?

The overall average net price of Holy Family is $34,875. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Holy Family, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $6,935 a year. That adds up to $27,740 over four years for those students.

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Holy Family University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,138 undergraduate students at Holy Family, with 1,848 being full-time and 290 being part-time.

There are also 949 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,848 full-time undergraduates at Holy Family, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Holy Family University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	136
Black or African American	262
Hispanic or Latino	95
White	1,200
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	148

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Holy Family University. At this time, 9 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 12 countries are represented at Holy Family. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Jamaica, and Saudi Arabia.

Holy Family University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	305	0	34	10	349
Special Education	0	20	13	37	0	70
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	7	2	47	0	56
Business Administration & Management	0	27	0	25	0	52
Educational Administration	0	0	4	33	4	41
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	18	6	16	0	40
General Psychology	0	38	0	0	0	38
Teaching English or French	0	0	10	16	0	26
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	24	2	26
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	19	0	3	0	22
General Education	0	0	0	21	0	21
General Biology	0	19	0	0	0	19
Allied Health Professions	17	2	0	0	0	19
Health Sciences & Services	0	19	0	0	0	19
Student Counseling	0	0	0	8	0	8
Health & Physical Education	0	8	0	0	0	8
Accounting	0	5	0	1	0	6
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	5	0	0	0	5
General English Literature	0	5	0	0	0	5
Computer Programming	0	4	0	0	0	4
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	4	0	0	0	4
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	3	0	0	0	3
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	3	0	0	0	3
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	2	0	0	0	2
History	0	2	0	0	0	2
Mathematics	0	2	0	0	0	2
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	1	0	1
Graphic Communications	0	1	0	0	0	1
Instructional Media Design	0	0	1	0	0	1
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0	0	0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0	0
Information Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fire Protection	0	0	0	0	0	0
Security Science and Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	17	518	36	266	16	853

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.