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Holy Family University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·holyfamily.edu
6-yr Graduation
61%
+3.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
3,225
peer median 2,451
Avg net price
$13,143
-$9.2k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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About

Holy Family University is a private Catholic university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1954 and has four schools: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, Education, and Nursing & Health Sciences. Its main campus in Philadelphia is in the northeastern section of the city and it has a satellite location in Newtown, Bucks County. Holy Family enrolls 3,600 students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It is also a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
3,449
3,449 candidates competed
Admitted
2,450
71.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
518
21.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
61%+3.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
42%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
60%
Full-time retention
78%

Pell equity

15.1pp gap
Pell recipients
53%89 of 168
Non-Pell (all)
68%126 of 185
Subsidized loan, no Pell
63%50 of 80
No Federal Aid
72%76 of 105

Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 58 Title IV programs, 21 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 37 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
58
Passing
21
36.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

58programs
  • Passing21 · 36.2%
  • No Data37 · 63.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
21
No data
37

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

21
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+27.9%
$59,330 vs $46,391
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+28.5%
$59,632 vs $46,391
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+33.4%
$47,047 vs $35,274
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+42.2%
$65,976 vs $46,391
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+44.2%
$66,902 vs $46,391
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+44.7%
$67,113 vs $46,391
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+45.6%
$51,374 vs $35,274
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+48.2%
$68,760 vs $46,391

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

16
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
93%
$62,627 debt · $67,113 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
69%
$40,757 debt · $59,330 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
53%
$27,000 debt · $51,374 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
50%
$27,000 debt · $53,935 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
48%
$27,000 debt · $56,861 earn
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
43%
$28,890 debt · $66,902 earn
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
Master's Degree · Education
42%
$29,116 debt · $69,815 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
41%
$27,324 debt · $65,976 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1961Next review Jan 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 8

  1. Sep 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  3. Jun 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Oct 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  5. Mar 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,721
$30–48k$9,369
$48–75k$12,056
$75–110k$16,307
$110k+$17,822

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$13,143
-$9,187vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $22,330
Federal loans
69.6%
In-state tuition
$35,330
Out-of-state
$35,330

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,259 students received $7.6M in Pell grants, alongside $21.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,259
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.6M
$7,570,931 total
Direct Loans
$21.7M
3,707 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$5.7M
1,378 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$7.6M
1,745 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$5.2M
346 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.5M
198 loan awards
Grad PLUS$611K
40 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 912 borrowers who entered repayment, 17 (1.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
912
Defaulted
17
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.7%
2017
7.5%
2018
4.4%
2019
1.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Holy Family

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs59
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

828 total completions
01Health Professions
35643.0%
02Education
23628.5%
03Business
779.3%
04Psychology
769.2%
05Biological Sciences
384.6%
06Computer Sciences
182.2%
07Security/Protective
111.3%
08Parks/Recreation
101.2%
09Visual/Performing Arts
40.5%
10History
20.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
3,225
12-mo unduplicated
3,702
Undergraduate
2,854
Graduate
848

Gender split

Men
28%1,032
Women
72%2,670

Race / ethnicity composition

White
50.6%
Hispanic
17.1%
Black
15.1%
Asian
6.9%
Unknown
6.4%
Non-resident
2.4%
Two or more
1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
360
217 M · 143 W
Women athletes
39.7%
Athletic aid
$2.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.4M
$1.1M
Recruiting expense
$3K
$5K
Head-coach salaries
$35K
$28K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Track and Field (Outdoor)
44 M · 34 W
$380K
Track and Field (Indoor)
44 M · 34 W
$393K
Soccer
47 M · 30 W
$822K
Baseball
76 M · —
$704K
Lacrosse
33 M · 21 W
$542K
Basketball
17 M · 12 W
$891K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.32
1 offenses · 3,148 students

3-year trend

0.332 yrs ago1.031 yr ago0.32Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
2
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs07
Liquor03

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
85

Holy Family vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Holy Family selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectHoly Family University
61%—3,225$13,143Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Alfred University
57%73.8%2,007$25,620Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Bay Path University
44%85.2%2,605$14,271Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Bethel University
17%60.2%2,936$12,595Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Canisius University
66%72.4%2,451$17,940Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Capital University
60%70.2%2,263$22,576Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Concordia University Texas
45%91.3%1,396$23,131Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Hamline University
60%87.6%2,565$20,744Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Indiana Institute of Technology
47%70.4%2,770$23,206Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
John Carroll University
79%80.9%2,864$28,746Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Lawrence Technological University
60%55.9%3,693$32,918Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Lenoir-Rhyne University
48%84.6%2,256$20,689Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
McDaniel College
63%77.9%2,868$21,916Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Missouri Baptist University
46%68.6%5,699$27,006Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Mount Saint Mary's University
48%73.1%2,312$21,413Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Nazareth University
73%74.7%2,401$29,357Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
North Park University
58%68.5%2,557$16,948Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Northwest Nazarene University
71%64.7%1,635$29,580Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Parker University
50%—2,308$29,135Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Rockhurst University
74%69.6%3,577$25,884Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Saint Francis University
74%76.8%2,963$23,526Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Southern Nazarene University
49%—2,198$22,084Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Southwest Baptist University
53%68.4%2,199$21,677Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Spring Arbor University
63%51.5%2,441$19,353Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
The College of Saint Rose
51%73.4%—$23,819Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Tiffin University
40%80.0%3,831$26,500Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Touro University Worldwide
29%33.8%2,358$19,058Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Dallas
73%53.4%2,078$22,610Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Viterbo University
68%72.4%2,094$21,260Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Wayland Baptist University
19%56.0%2,809$20,590Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median57%72.4%2,451$22,330

Institutions like Holy Family

Explore the federal data for institutions in Holy Family's comparison group.

IPEDS

Holy Family Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Address
9801 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19114

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness serves the information and analytics needs of the University community by facilitating institutional decision making through accessing, utilizing, analyzing, and reporting on data from all major administrative systems at Holy Family University.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Mark Green, Ed.D.
    Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness, Technology and Innovation

Research funding

External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.

NSF
USA Spending
$3,697,864
All sources
$3,697,864

Common Data Set

Holy Family's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (5)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

USA Spending

Frequently asked questions about Holy Family University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Holy Family.

What is the graduation rate at Holy Family University?

Holy Family University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 61% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Holy Family University?

Holy Family University reports a total enrollment of 3,225 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Holy Family University?

The average net price at Holy Family University is $13,143 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Holy Family University?

Holy Family University's yield rate is 21.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Holy Family University located?

Holy Family University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19114-2009.

Who runs Institutional Research at Holy Family University?

Holy Family University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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