- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Holy Family University
Philadelphia, PACity: largeZIP 19114Founded 1954
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1954
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.holyfamily.edu
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Holy Family University
Holy Family University is a private nonprofit university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with 2,464 undergraduates. It admits 71% of applicants, graduates 67% within six years and costs $12,882 a year after aid.
67%graduate
Admission rate71%
Retention78%
4-year graduation46%
Pell Grant share46%
Federal loans67%
$12,882net price / year
71%admission rate
1060average SAT
67%graduate in 6 years
$70,924median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,081median debt
#371 of 1,704 for earnings#353 of 1,739 for lowest net price#470 of 1,738 for graduation rate#589 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $42,222tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $36,388
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $36,388
- Average net price
- $12,882national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,924
$30,001–48,000$10,129
$48,001–75,000$9,298
$75,001–110,000$15,309
$110,001+$19,164
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 71%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1060
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 480–580
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 430–570
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college71%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college67%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college46%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 67%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 46%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 68%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $64,183
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $70,924middle 50%: $48,043–$99,927
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,081
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$99,927
Median, Holy Family University$70,924
Lower quarter$48,043
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,464
- Part-time
- 8.9%
- Women / men
- 69% / 31%
- Average age at entry
- 23.0
- First-generation students
- 46%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 46%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 22%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,978 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,979
- Endowment, end of year
- $29,500,686
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White51%
Hispanic17%
Black15%
Asian6.9%
Two or more races1.0%
U.S. nonresident2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown6.4%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions56%
Education12%
Business & management8.8%
Psychology8.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.5%
Computer & information sciences3.1%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting1.9%
Parks, recreation & fitness1.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 212984. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3139537.