Colleges / Holy Family University
College · Private nonprofit · Philadelphia, PA · City
HFU

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

Religious affiliation
Address9801 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19114-2009
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
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?

1-yr retention80%
Solid.
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.

Colleges / Holy Family University
College · Private nonprofit · Philadelphia, PA · City
HFU

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

Religious affiliation
Address9801 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19114-2009
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
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?

1-yr retention80%
Solid.
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.