Holy Family University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Holy Family University, often referred to as Holy Family or HF, is a Roman Catholic, coeducational, private, four-year university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in the year 1954. HF has several other centers in Northeast and South Philadelphia, Newtown, and Woodhaven. The university enrolls more than 2,000 part-time and full-time students every year. It offers graduate and undergraduate degrees in liberal arts and professional programs. The university comprises of the following schools:

• School of Arts and Sciences
• School of Business Administration
• School of Education
• School of Nursing and Allied Health Professions

Holy Family University has an active student administration working for the overall development of the students. HF’s campus is home to a variety of student clubs and organizations including the Bowling Club, Education Connections, Alpha Phi Sigma, Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Gamma Mu, Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Upsilon Alpha, Delta Epsilon Sigma, Drama Club, and Fusion.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching and nursing and emergency medicine.
• High female/male ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,498 in 2009-2010 (2,609 full-time equivalent).

About 26% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 74% of the class.

Undergrads are 66% of enrolled students and graduate students are 34%.

Students under 25 years old represent 55% of the student body. About 12% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Holy Family University provides on-campus housing for 359 of its 2,609 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 15 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 41 male students received the aid (men were 36% of those receiving aid) and 73 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 64% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Holy Family University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (157 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (349 awarded)

• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (3 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (11 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (20 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (29 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (192 awarded)

• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (14 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (10 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (33 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Fire Services Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (52 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Psychology