Holy Family University Business Programs

Holy Family University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The location of Holy Family is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Holy Family University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Holy Family.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#24	Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#136	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

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:	https://www.holyfamily.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/HolyFamilyUniversity
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/holyfamilyu

How Do I Get Into Holy Family?

You can apply to Holy Family online at: https://www.holyfamily.edu/choosing-holy-family-u/admissions/applying-to-hfu-catholic-college

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	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Holy Family?

The acceptance rate at Holy Family University is 78%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 98% 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 430 and 530. Math scores were between 440 and 550.

Holy Family received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 19. Composite scores were between 18 and 21.

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 80% of students took out student loans averaging $7,602 a year. That adds up to $30,408 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.

Holy Family University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,138 undergraduate students at Holy Family, with 1,848 being full-time and 290 being part-time.

There are also 949 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,848 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	136
Black or African American	262
Hispanic or Latino	95
White	1,200
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	148

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 2019-2020, 3,075 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 #266 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%.

Holy Family University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	21	30	51
Accounting	9	2	11
Organizational Leadership	0	2	2
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	2	2
Management Science	2	0	2
General Management Information Systems	1	0	1
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	1	0	1
Accounting and Finance	0	0	0
Other Accounting and Related Services	0	0	0
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	0
Finance	0	0	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0
General Economics	0	0	0
TOTAL	34	36	70

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.