College · Private nonprofit · Philadelphia, PA · City
Holy Family University
Philadelphia, PA
Religious affiliation
Admit rate71%
6-yr median pay$55k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size2,464
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $55k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 71% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1060 · ACT 21.
If you get in
2,464 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $41k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$162k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$53k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$110k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $35.3k
- Room & board
- $15.3k
- Books & supplies
- $1,278
How students pay for it.
Pell grants41%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans70%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr61%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$55k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$62k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out22%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 2,464
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Region
- Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Also known as
- Holy Family
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White51%
- Hispanic17%
- Black15%
- Asian7%
- Unknown6%
- International2%
- Two or more races1%
First-gen students46%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$46k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 38
What you can study.