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

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

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	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Holy Family?

With an acceptance rate of 77%, Holy Family may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 29% of accepted students are men and 71% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

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.

Holy Family received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 11 and 16. Math scores were between 14 and 18. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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 1.8%. 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 Family University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,171 undergraduate students at Holy Family, with 1,813 being full-time and 358 being part-time.

There are also 840 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,813 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	141
Black or African American	240
Hispanic or Latino	164
White	1,161
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	102

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.

Online Learning at Holy Family University

In 2020-2021, 2,358 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of Holy Family

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Holy Family University was 173.2%. This is the #218 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Holy Family 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.