Holy Family University Rankings

Rank	Ranking
#6651 of 14,160	In the World
#1664 of 2,624	In North America
#1582 of 2,523	In the United States
#107 of 155	In Pennsylvania
#12 of 19	In Philadelphia

Quick Review

Religion: Roman Catholic
Acceptance rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 20
Avg. cost to attend: $15,294 /y
Aid receiving: 100%
Undergraduates: 2,136
Graduates: 974
Male:Female Ratio: 23:77
Control: Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree: Doctor's degree
Website: www.holyfamily.edu

Holy Family University Acceptance rate and Admissions statistics

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	73%	68%	75%
Applicants	1,403	360	1,037
Admissions	1,021	246	775
Freshmen enrolled full time	346	106	240

545 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

557 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
334 or 97%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 930
or below

75% of them
had 1110
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Holy Family University are 930-1110 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
30 or 9%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 18
or below

75% of them
had 22
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Holy Family University are 18-22 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

SAT/ACT	Required
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
College-preparatory program	Recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
Secondary school rank	Recommended
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment by race or ethnicity

White	1945 (63%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown	515 (17%)
Black or African American	418 (13%)
Asian	164 (5%)
Hispanic	47 (2%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	14 (0.5%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2 (0.1%)
Two or more races	1 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

Net average cost to attend: $15,294/year
Average aid awarded: $20,471
Students receiving aid: 100%

Average costs by household income

<$30K	$11,556
$30-48K	$11,007
$48-75K	$13,147
$75-110K	$16,648
$110K+	$18,389

Tuition and fees

	Undergraduates	Graduates
Tuition in-district	$29,990	$9,000
Tuition in-state	$29,990	$9,000
Tuition out-of-state	$29,990	$9,000
Fee in-district	$1,050	$290
Fee in-state	$1,050	$290
Fee out-of-state	$1,050	$290

Room and board price

Dormitory capacity	209
Combined charge for room and board	$13,180
Room charge	$7,980
Meal charge	$5,200

Holy Family University Majors

Major	Associate's degree	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctoral
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse		261	68
Educational Leadership and Administration, General			73	1
Business Administration and Management, General		23	43
Reading Teacher Education			63
Special Education and Teaching, General			57
Education, General			38
Biology & Biological Sciences, General		35
Psychology, General		31
Counseling Psychology			31
Accounting		17	5
Radiologic Technology & Science - Radiographer	15	6
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth		21
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies		21
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor			20
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels			13
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management		8
Neuroscience		7
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services			7
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General		2	4
Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other			6
Early Childhood Education and Teaching		5
Communication, General		5
Family Practice Nurse & Nursing				5
Secondary Education and Teaching			4
Fine & Studio Arts, General		3
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation		3
History, General		2
Art & Art Studies, General		2
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication		2
Computer Programming, Specific Applications		2
Fire Services Administration		2
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching			2
English & Language Arts Teacher Education		1
Speech Communication and Rhetoric		1
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia		1
Management Science		1
Elementary Education and Teaching		1
English Language and Literature, General		1
Management Information Systems, General		1
Humanities & Humanistic Studies		1
Industrial and Organizational Psychology		1
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services			1
Grand Total	15	467	435	6

	Total	Men	Women
Graduation rate	58%	41%	65%
Full-time retention rate - 73%

Publications & Citations

Publications: 212
Citations: 1,658

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine	81 / 679
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	80 / 430
Psychology	56 / 879
Nursing	23 / 321
Political Science	23 / 13
Art & Design	23 / 204
Health Science	22 / 147
Clinical Psychology	18 / 75
Sociology	17 / 24
Economics	16 / 7
Computer Science	15 / 180
Business	14 / 142
Demography	13 / 65
Child Psychology	12 / 469
Family medicine	12 / 166
Education Majors	11 / 81
Biology	11 / 19
Mathematics	9 / 48
Social Psychology	8 / 235
Math Teachers	8 / 40
Communications and Public Relations	7 / 43
Creative Writing	7 / 97
Healthcare Management (MHA)	7 / 113
Criminology and Criminal Justice	7 / 13
Development Studies	6 / 3
Political Economy	6 / 4
Psychiatry	5 / 15
Journalism and Digital Media	5 / 23
Physical Therapy	5 / 2
Public Health	5 / 44
Surgery	4 / 2
Art History	4 / 0
History	4 / 2
International Business	3 / 0
Multimedia	3 / 14
Literature	3 / 16
Aesthetics	3 / 0
International Trade	3 / 0
Bioinformatics and Computational biology	3 / 0
Broadcast Journalism	3 / 69

Annual publication & citation counts

Year	Publications	Citations
1990	3	0
1991	0	0
1992	0	0
1993	1	0
1994	0	2
1995	2	2
1996	0	0
1997	4	1
1998	1	1
1999	2	5
2000	2	4
2001	3	6
2002	2	17
2003	2	20
2004	1	21
2005	6	22
2006	3	32
2007	5	33
2008	5	28
2009	7	61
2010	5	90
2011	5	78
2012	10	98
2013	10	132
2014	10	106
2015	9	121
2016	6	117
2017	6	64
2018	17	93
2019	44	108
2020	24	235

General info

Alternative names	Holy Family
Founded	1954
Motto	Teneor votis I am bound by my responsibilities
Colors	blue, black
Academic Calendar	August to May (August - December; January-May). Also Summer Sessions (May-June; July-August)
Total FTE staff	343
Carnegie Classification	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs

Location and Contacts

Address	9801 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19114-2009 United States
City population	1,581,000
Phone	2156377700
Fax	+1 (215) 824 2438