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Holy Names University Overview

Holy Names University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oakland, California. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Holy Names University Known For?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$28,729 Avg Cost After Aid
95% Acceptance Rate
  • HNU has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 9 to 1.
  • Students at HNU have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The highest award offered at HNU is the post-master's certificate.
  • In <nil>, 18% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from HNU with a bachelor's degree make about $67,068 a year. That's 64% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Holy Names University?

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Contact details for HNU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3500 Mountain Blvd, Oakland, CA 94619-1699
Phone: 510-436-1000
Website: www.hnu.edu

How Do I Get Into HNU?

You can apply to HNU online at: https://community.hnu.edu/SSLPage.aspx?pid=319

Admission Requirements for HNU

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into HNU?

95% Acceptance Rate
70% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 95%, HNU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 93%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

Can I Afford Holy Names University?

$28,729 Net Price
75% Take Out Loans
2.1% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of HNU is $28,729. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At HNU, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $5,485 a year. That adds up to $21,940 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at HNU is 2.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Holy Names University Undergraduate Student Diversity

492 Full-Time Undergraduates
66% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 596 undergraduate students at HNU, with 492 being full-time and 104 being part-time.

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There are also 419 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 492 full-time undergraduates at HNU, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 55
Black or African American 78
Hispanic or Latino 167
White 52
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 126

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Holy Names University. At this time, 2 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 25 countries are represented at HNU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are France, Japan, and Australia.

Online Learning at Holy Names University

0 Took All Classes Online
403 Took At Least One Class Online
3,318.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 403 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at HNU has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of HNU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Holy Names University was 3,318.8%. This is the #63 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at HNU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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