Holy Family University 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. Holy Family also offers courses in the accelerated MBA program in South Philadelphia’s historic Gloria Dei (Old Swedes) Church.

Fast Facts

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

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

Affiliation: Roman Catholic

Enrollment: 3,528 total, 2,264 undergraduate, 1,003 graduate, 261 accelerated

Student-Faculty Ratio: 15:1

Average class size: 18

Degree Programs: 46 majors in four schools; Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Nursing & Allied Health Professions; and the Division of Extended Learning

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

Financial Aid: 95 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 30 student-run clubs and organizations

Accreditation: The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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

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