10-yr median earnings
$62,235
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Holy Family University
Holy Family University is a private nonprofit institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $62,235
- 10-yr median earnings
- 71.0%
- Acceptance rate
- $13,143
- Avg net price / yr
- 60.7%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Holy Family University pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 13%
- former-student earnings, US
- 71.0%
- acceptance rate
- 60.7%
- 150%-time completion
- +13%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Master's (L)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Holy Family University profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C+
College Value Score
61/100
Holy Family University
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A
$62,235
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B-
$13,143
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C
60.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$25,125
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B+
74.6%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention C
77.7%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$13,143
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
60.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 60.7%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Holy Family University vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Holy Family University ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Holy Family University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$62,235 Top 13% higher than 87% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Holy Family University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $62,235 | #671 of 5103 | 87th |
| Average net price | $13,143 | #1737 of 5020 | 65th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 60.7% | #2160 of 4858 | 56th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,464 | #1287 of 5462 | 76th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
2,464
Undergraduate enrollment
71.0%
Acceptance rate
1,060
SAT average
60.7%
150%-time completion
$62,235
10-yr median earnings
77.7%
First-year retention
How Holy Family University ranks in Pennsylvania
State rank among 270 reporting Pennsylvania colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Holy Family University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $62,235 | #77 of 270 | 71st |
| Average net price | $13,143 | #36 of 264 | 86th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 60.7% | #144 of 259 | 44th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,464 | #43 of 282 | 85th |
Highest former-student earnings in Pennsylvania
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | $138,767 | - |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon University | $114,862 | $31,944 |
| 3 | University of Pennsylvania | $111,371 | $28,699 |
| 4 | Lehigh University | $105,584 | $36,931 |
| 5 | Villanova University | $100,423 | $43,756 |
| 6 | Bucknell University | $93,807 | $40,766 |
| 7 | Lafayette College | $91,410 | $34,433 |
| 8 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | $86,881 | $29,689 |
| 9 | Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster | $86,881 | $42,478 |
| 10 | Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing | $86,138 | - |
| 11 | Drexel University | $84,648 | $38,509 |
| 12 | Swarthmore College | $80,257 | $23,149 |
| 77 | Holy Family UniversityThis school | $62,235 | $13,143 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 71.0% |
| SAT Average | 1,060 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 430 – 570 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 480 – 580 |
| ACT Average | 21 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Holy Family University
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$9,721 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$9,369 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$12,056 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$17,822 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Holy Family University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $35,330 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $35,330 |
| Average Net Price | $13,143 |
41.0%
Pell Grant Rate
69.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$25,125
Median Debt
$266/mo
Monthly Payment
Holy Family University costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $15,323 to $12,251 (-20.0%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $15,3232023 · $12,251
Over the same years, enrollment went +13.9% (2,018 → 2,298 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
75.9%
Female
46.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
77.7%
Retention Rate
$55,285
Median Earnings (6yr)
76.5%
Earning Over $25K
74.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 60.7% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 77.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $55,285 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $62,235 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 76.5% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 74.6% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $25,125 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $266/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's | 12 | 315 | $79,591 | $126,548 | $32,420 |
| Bachelor's | 10 | 459 | $69,148 | $95,869 | $26,461 |
| Associate's | 1 | 12 | $88,542 | $88,542 | $18,745 |
Top programs at Holy Family University by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$126,548 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$106,960 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$95,869 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$93,726 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$92,559 median earnings
- Educational Administration…
Educational Administration and Supervision
$90,740 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$88,542 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$81,021 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Holy Family University? ▼
Holy Family University is a private nonprofit institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The acceptance rate is 71.0%. The average SAT score is 1,060. Undergraduate enrollment is 2,464 students.
How much do Holy Family University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Holy Family University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $62,235 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $55,285.
How much does Holy Family University cost? ▼
The average net price at Holy Family University is $13,143. In-state tuition is $35,330 and out-of-state tuition is $35,330. Median student debt at graduation is $25,125.
What is the graduation rate at Holy Family University? ▼
Holy Family University has a 60.7% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 77.7%.
Is Holy Family University worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Holy Family University is $25,125, while former students earn a median of $62,235 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 40% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 74.6% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $266.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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