Fast Facts

Holy Family University, a comprehensive private university serving the Delaware Valley, has three convenient locations offering a variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business administration, education, nursing, and the liberal arts and sciences. The University also has accelerated degree programs for working adults.

The Northeast Philadelphia Campus offers traditional undergraduate programs and several graduate programs. The Woodhaven Center in Bensalem is home to the University’s accelerated programs. The Newtown Center in Newtown Township has graduate programs, accelerated program courses, an undergraduate program in education and corporate training programs.

Fast Facts

Founded: 1954 by the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth

Status: Private, four-year, comprehensive university granting doctoral, master’s, and baccalaureate degrees and multiple certifications.

Affiliation: Roman Catholic

Enrollment: 3,184 total. 1,971 undergraduate, 910 graduate, 22 doctoral. 281 accelerated

Student-Faculty Ratio: 12:1

Average class size: 14

Degree Programs: Approximately 40 majors in four schools; Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Nursing & Allied Health Professions; and the Division of Extended Learning

87 percent of alumni work in their field of study within the first year of graduation

Students: 3:1 female-to-male ratio, 14 percent minorities

Financial aid: 96 percent of full-time undergraduate students receive some form of financial assistance

Athletics: Thirteen NCAA Division II men’s and women’s varsity teams

Campus life: More than 20 student-run clubs and organizations

Residential: 266 undergraduate students live in university housing

Costs 2012-2013: Tuition $24,940. Room $6,650. Board $4,540

Accreditation:
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Business: Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), School of Business Administration Programs
Nursing: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Radiologic Science: Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiographic Technology

President: Inaugurated on November 22, 1981, Sister Francesca Onley, CSFN, Ph.D. is the university’s fourth president