Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Holy Family University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 3,225 students in fall 2024, including 2,643 undergraduates and 582 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Holy Family University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 59 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Special Education and Teaching, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 834 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Key figures
3,225
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
834
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
59
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 59
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
78%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
565
Associate degrees
18
Master's degrees
227
Doctoral degrees (research)
9
Professional doctorates
13
Postbaccalaureate certificates
2
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
3,225
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,643
Graduate students, fall 2024
582
Full-time, fall 2024
73%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,702
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,854
Graduate students, 2024-25
848
Full-time, 2024-25
67%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
72%
Men
28%
White
54%
Hispanic or Latino
15%
Black or African American
16%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
12
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
21%
Students taking some online courses
68%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
President
Anne Prisco, Ph.D.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact