by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Holy Family University was awarded 438 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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College Factual ranked Holy Family as #824 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 109 colleges in Pennsylvania, Holy Family is ranked at #45.
The acceptance rate at Holy Family University is 77%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Holy Family is a good fit for you.
About 19% 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 500 and 655. Math scores were between 430 and 565.
The student to faculty ratio at Holy Family University is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Holy Family University is 21%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 82% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Holy Family University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Holy Family the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 40%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,138 undergraduates at Holy Family with 1,848 being full-time and 290 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,657 | $11,694 | $13,925 | $17,388 | $18,956 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Holy Family, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Holy Family, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $6,620 a year. That adds up to $26,480 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Holy Family is 4.4%. 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.
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Contact details for Holy Family are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 9801 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19114-2009 |
| Phone: | 215-637-7700 |
| Website: | https://www.holyfamily.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/HolyFamilyUniversity |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/holyfamilyu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 264 | $71,818 |
| General Psychology | 39 | $31,860 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 27 | $39,580 |
| General Biology | 22 | $13,916 |
| Business Administration & Management | 21 | $49,287 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 19 | $34,244 |
| Accounting | 9 | $45,494 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 9 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 8 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 7 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 2,358 students took at least one online class at Holy Family University. This is a decrease from the 3,075 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,358 | 734 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,075 | 2,783 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,102 | 557 |
| 2017-2018 | 928 | 486 |
| 2016-2017 | 773 | 326 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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